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School: Clareen, Birr

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Clareen, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Ó Néill
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    Linguistic 2
    Riddles
    (1)
    It's red and yellow, purple and green, the king can't get at it, Nor can the queen.
    A. A rainbow.
    (2)
    A little red woman, She sits by the wall, she eats all she gets, and gets none at all.
    A. A fire.
    (3)
    There is a little man, in the middle of a field. When you pull his leg his nose will bleed.
    A. A pump.
    (4)
    North, South, East and West, always going and never gets a rest.
    A. The wind.
    (5)
    It's shining like silver, It's as round as a ball, Can climb the church Over steeple and all.
    A. The sun.
    (6)
    Niddy, Noddy, round body, three legs and a flat head.
    A. A pot.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English