School: Valleymount

Location:
Valleymount, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Cochláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 156

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  1. 1. What is the difference between a non-stop dancer and a duck
    The dancer goes quick on her legs, and the duck goes quack on her eggs.
    2. Is there any reason why judges should be cold and chilly?
    Dont they stand for just-ice.
    3. What is the difference between a bee and an ill treated donkey? The bee gets honey and the donkey gets whacks (Wax).
    4. How do we know that a camel is a bad tempered creature?
    Because it always has it back up.
    5. Why is it unkind to mistake a fowl or a pheasant?
    Because you would be making game of it.
    6. Why is it that we never have a minute we can call our own? Because minutes are not ours (hours).
    7. Why cannot uncles, aunts, and cousins exist without you? Because they would not uncles, aunts and cousins with U.
    8. Would you rather have a lion to kill you or a tiger?
    You would rather the lion killed the tiger.
    9. Why has a cat three tails? Because no cat has two tails, and one cat has a tail more than no cat.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Stones
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Valleymount, Co. Wicklow