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RIDDLES

Legend
R - Riddle

A- Answer

 R: Ma riddle ma riddle my andy o my father had a ting, when the wind blow Anacy gong tail tear. What am I?

 A: A banana leaf.

 

 R: Ma riddle ma riddle my andy o my father had a ting, what goes up and  never comes down? 

 A: One's age.

 

 R: Seven brothers are passing by seven mangoes hanging high. Each one picked one. How many are left? 

 A: 6 (One of the brother's name is "Each One".) 

 

 R: If you were trapped in a concrete house, stone ceiling, no window, no door,  only a bench and a saw,  how would  you get out? 

 A: Saw the bench in half; 2 halves make a whole then go through that hole.

 

 R: Ma riddle ma riddle my andy o my father had a ting, Reddy Tickle blacky  til she made whitey cry,  what am I?

 A: Red fire heating black pot boiling white rice.

 

 R: Ma riddle ma riddle my andy o my father had a ting, what has eyes but  cannot see? 

 A: A needle.

 

 R: Ma riddle ma riddle my andy o my father had a ting, What has teeth but cannot bite? 

 A: A comb.

 

 R: Two legs sitting on three lefs with four legs on his lap, What am I? 

 A: A man sitting on a stool with a puppy in his lap.

 

 R: Green church, red steeple full with black people, what am I? 

 A: Watermelon.

 

 R: Ma riddle ma riddle my andy o my father had a ting, what is in front of a man and in the middle of  a woman?

 A: The letter M. 

 

 R: Your mother had four kids: North, East and West. What is the name of the last child?

 A: Your name.

 

 R: My mother has something with a thousand windows and only one door.

 A: A thimble.

 

 R: My fader had a sheet An’ he kyouldn’ fol’ it

 A: The sky.

 

 R: Something roun’ it rolls all day, An’ it stop at night

 A: A tongue.

 

 R: A man with two heads, no foot, no hand, yet he stands up but on one of his heads

 A: A barrel.

 

R: My father had a dog, every bark he bark fire.

A: A gun.

 

 

 

Nassau, Bahamas. CB-12498. English 108, Spring 2015 Class.

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