RIDDLE IN RHYME.
(By Graham West, P. 0., Box 5, Te Kuiti.) My first is in kitten, but not in cat. My second's in herring, but not in sprat. My third is in killing, but not in dead, My fourth is in blanket, but not in bed. My fifth is in Thomas, but not in Jim, My sixth is in Ivan, but not in Tim. My seventh's in ten, but not in eight, My eighth is in fig. but not in date, My whole is something in winter we do, With a ball of wool and needles too. An s wer—Knitting.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 219, 16 September 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)
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101RIDDLE IN RHYME. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 219, 16 September 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)
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