RIDDLE-MEE-REE
My first is in hill hut not in vale, * My second's in valley and also in dale, My third is in river but not in lake. My fourth's in make and also in bake. My fifth is in love but not in hate, My sixth's in dio and also in date, My whole is something ail do heed, 'Cause it is interesting to read. Answer. —Herald. —Original, by Ina Harris (14), My first is in sheep but not ic lamb, My second is in pig but not in ram, My third is in hair but not in wig, My fourth is in tiny also in big, My fifth is in night but not in day, My sixth is in go but not in stay, My whole is a season which is gay. Answer: SPRING. Original by Beverley Abraham.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23275, 18 February 1939, Page 8 (Supplement)
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139RIDDLE-MEE-REE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23275, 18 February 1939, Page 8 (Supplement)
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