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    A thimble
    (3) I went up the road and I went down the road and I carried the road on my back?
    A ladder
    (4) Spell "little red rogue of the wood" in three letters?
    F-o-x
    (5) Headed like a thimble,
    Tailed like a rat,
    You can guess for ever,
    And you wont guess that?
    A pipe
    (6) What s alike about a fisher-man and a beggar?
    Both are looking for a bite
    (7) What lower is very shy?
    The violet, because it always has its head down.
    (8) Why is a bad pen like an angry cat?
    Because they both scratch.
    (9) A hard working father,
    A wee lazy mother,
    Twelve little children,
    All dressed like one another?
    A clock
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    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
    Margaret Bell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glyn, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs J. Bell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    36
    Address
    Glyn, Co. Offaly