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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    84. What is the most plentiful thing in a riddle?
    Four corners in every hole
    85. What makes a shoe-makers shop be compared to Purgatory?
    Because there are a number of soles in it.
    86. Which side of the cup is the handle on?
    The outside.
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  2. Riddles

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    87. A marble wall as white as milk,
    Lined with leather as soft as silk,
    Within a fountain crystal clear,
    A golden apple there appears,
    No doors are there on this strong house,
    Yet thieves break in to steal the gold?
    An egg.
    88. A small white pony, long and slim,
    A big white flowing tail on him,
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Mc Enroe
    Gender
    Female