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School: Clonard (roll number 16067)

Location:
Clonard, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Fithcheallaigh
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    Ans. An egg
    Why does a black man never tell his secrets. Ans. Because he always keeps dark
    Why is spring dangerous time of the. Ans. Because the buds begin to shoot
    Why does a hen pick a pot. Ans. Because she can't lick it
    Humpty Dumpty sat on wall. Humpty Dumpty got a great fall all the kings horses and all the kings men could not put Humpty together again. Ans. An egg
    Why does a hen cross the road. Ans. To get to the other side
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Berna Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardnamullan, Co. Meath