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A riddle
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John Hale
Yarn Weaver
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Dec-8-2004 01:45
Hello all.
I'm fairly new to Sleuth and I thought I might share a little hobby of mine with you all. Here's something for that sad moment when the mysteries of the day are all done.
Thousands lay up gold within this house,
but no man made it.
Spears past counting guard this house,
but no man wards it.
What is it?
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LilRach
Well-Connected
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Oct-30-2005 13:46
John, he was too short to reach the 34 floor button. I would know, I am just over 5 feet tall.
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Moonshh
Well-Connected
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Oct-30-2005 15:48
Yep, the answer to my riddle is a spool....so here's an easy one:
First I was yellow, I was yellow all right
Then I was turned to snowy white
I jumped and jumped when I grew hot,
And the more I jumped, the bigger I got!
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Arabella Parker
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Oct-30-2005 15:55
a kernel of corn (popcorn)?
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reda
Well-Connected
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Oct-30-2005 16:04
LOL not sure what a spool is...
But I was thinking about the thread when its not in a ball anymore but rolled on someone hands then uit to a thread, or something like it.
I guess I should look the word spool in a dictionary ;)
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reda
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Oct-30-2005 16:05
And I agree with ara on the popcorn ;)
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John Green
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Oct-30-2005 19:21
LilRach, correct!
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Moonshh
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Oct-31-2005 01:58
Yes, it's popcorn! So...
Small and round, I curl up tight
Green and closed, but soon I'll be bright
I'll spread my color out to the light!
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Dionne Dawson
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Oct-31-2005 04:25
:( just heard the doorbell answer was incorrect
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reda
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Oct-31-2005 16:08
moonsh - a flower sead? (or sid:)
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Moonshh
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Oct-31-2005 16:41
Reda, you're so smart! I will go ahead and give credit for a flower seed, although I was really looking for a flower bud. It's the same idea! Also my students guessed "caterpillar," which I thought was a brilliant answer, too.
Here's another:
Five little sisters,
Sitting on a hill
We have hard little caps,
And we bend at will.
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