School: Moneytown, Roundwood
- Location:
- Moneystown, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Mrs. Redmond
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What has a mouth and no tongue? A river.
Black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
What is worse than having a hole in your stocking? Having one in each.
What is half the moon like? The other half.
If a man had ten sons and each son had a sister. How many children had he? Eleven.
As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, and all the king's horses couldnt draw it up? A well.
Spell red running rogue in three letters? Fox.
What is it that you cut a bit off to make it long enough? A grave.
- A houseful and a room ful but cannot catch a spoonful? Smoke
Long legs, little head and no eyes? A tongs.
What turns without moving? Milk
Which side of an ass would you get down off? Neither.
Head like a thimble a tail like a rat. Guess for ever and your will never guess that? A pipe.
What is full of eyes and cannot see? A potato.
Patch upon patch without any stitches? A head of cabbage.
