Riddles and conundrums.

Original Track ID

SA1960.138.A1(41)-A1(47)

Original Tape ID

SA1960.138

Summary

Riddles and conundrums.

Two O's, two N's, a L an a D, spell them together and they'll spell London for me.

Fit has two hands, an never washes its face? Answer: a clock.

How much feet has forty sheep, a shepherd an his dogs? Answer: two - a dog has paws and a sheep has trotters.

Fit has got four legs an never uses them? Answer: a table.

Fit gaes through the water, an through the water an never touches the water? Answer: an egg inside o a deuk [duck].

Fit is't that ye can tie wi yir tongue, 'at ye canna lowse wi yir teeth? Answer: the marriage bounds [bonds].

Fit's black an fite an re(a)d all over? Answer: a newspaper.

Recording Location

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Verse Other

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good