Riddles. 22-2-38 Q. As black as ink, as white as milk, and hops on the road like hailstone? A. A Magpie. Q. How many feet have forty sheep, a shepherd and his dog? A. Two. Q. Black and white went over fence, white stayed over and black came hither? A. A black hen went over the fence, she played an egg and left it over after her, and herself came hither. Q. What city fits in a bottle? A. The city of Cork. Q. What is full and holds more? A. A pot full of potatoes when you pour the water in. Q. If a person was sent to town, and was told to get three messages with one penny, how would he get them? A. He would get the change of a penny at one shop, he would get a halfpenny worth at another shop, and he would buy another halfpenny worth at another shop, then he would have three messages. Q. What goes up a ladder with its head down?Mallory Hill