Glencaibn Folk Kiddles. 119 



I'm aye telling ye. but ye're uo kenuin' 



The name o' the daughter in that ship sailin'. 



Ads., Ann was the daughter's name. 



There was a man rode up the toon 

 And yet he walked it. 



Ans., Yet-he was his dog. 



There was a man rode up the toon, 



Great Grizzels was his name, 

 His saddle-lap was gilt with gold, 



That's thrice Vve told his name. 



, The word '' was," which occurs three times, gives the name. 



There was a king met a king in a short lane, 

 Cooriekiug, tooriekiug, where hae ye been ? 

 I have been in the fields hunting- the roe, 

 An' lend me your little dog an' I'll do so. 

 Call on him, call on him ; what is his name ? 

 An' I've called him thrice, call you him again. 



lAns., Ann was the name of the dog*. 



" There was a joiner made a door and it was ower big ; he 

 3ok a bit otf , and it was ower wee : he took anither bit off and it 

 answered." Ans., The piece taken off at first was too small a piece, 

 ^nd on taking another piece off the door fitted. 



Riddles of a curiously involved character are not uncommon 

 lere are typical examples : — 



In comes two legs, carrying one leg, 

 Lays down one leg", on three legs. 

 Out goes two legs, in comes four legs. 

 Out goes five legs, in comes two legs. 

 Snatches up three legs, flings it at four legs. 

 And brings back one leg. 



The solution is almost as intricate as the riddle ; in giving it I make 

 free use of parenthesis for the sake of clearness. Ans., A 



roman (two legs) brings in a leg of mutton (one leg), places it on 

 stool (three legs), as she goes out (two legs) a dog (four legs) 



iters and runs off with mutton (five legs), woman returns (two 



3gs), throws stool (three legs) at dog (four legs), and brings back 



piece of mutton (one leg). 



