CCXXII.

FA Hedgehog.]

As I went over Lincoln bridge
I met mister Rusticap;
Pins and needles on his back,
A going to Thorney fair.

CCXXIII.

[One leg is a leg of mutton; two legs, a man; three legs, a stool; four legs,

a dog.]

Two legs sat upon three legs,

With one leg in his lap;

In comes four legs,

And runs away with one leg.

Up jumps two legs,

Catches up three legs,

Throws it after four legs,

And makes him bring back one leg.

CCXXIV.

[A Bed.]

FORMED long ago, yet made to-day,
Employed while others sleep;
What few would like to give away,
Nor any wish to keep.

CCXXV.

[A Cinder-sifter.]

A RIDDLE, a riddle, as I suppose,
A hundred eyes, and never a nose.

CCXXVI.

[A Well.]

As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, And all the king's horses can't pull it up.

CCXXVII.

[A Cherry.]

As I went through the garden gap,
Who should I meet but Dick Red-cap!
A stick in his hand, a stone in his throat,
If you'll tell me this riddle, I'll give you a
groat.

CCXXVIII.

ELIZABETH, Elspeth, Betsy and Bess,
They all went together to seek a bird's nest.
They found a bird's nest with five eggs in,
They all took one, and left four in.

CCXXIX.

As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Every wife had seven sacks,
Every sack had seven cats,
Every cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,

How many were there going to St. Ives?

CCXXX.

[The Holly Tree.]

HIGHTY, tighty, paradighty clothed in green, The king could not read it, no more could

the queen;

They sent for a wise man out of the East, Who said it had horns, but was not a beast!

CCXXXI.

SEE, see what shall I see?

A horse's head where his tail should be.

CCXXXII.

[A fire-brand with sparks on it.]

As I was going o'er London Bridge,
And peep'd through a nick,

I saw four and twenty ladies
Riding on a stick!

CCXXXIII.

[An Icicle.]

LIVES in winter,

Dies in summer,

And grows with its root upwards!

CCXXXIV.

WHEN I went up sandy hill,
I met a sandy boy;

I cut his throat, I sucked his blood,
And left his skin a hanging-o.

CCXXXV.

I HAD a little castle upon the sea-side,
One half was water, the other was land;
I open'd my little castle door, and guess
what I found;

I found a fair lady with a cup in her hand.
The cup was gold, filled with wine;
Drink, fair lady, and thou shalt be mine!

CCXXXVI.

OLD father Graybeard,
Without tooth or tongue;
If you'll give me your finger,
I'll give you my thumb.

USHY cow bonny, let down thy milk,
And I will give thee a gown of silk;
A gown of silk and a silver tee,
If thou wilt let down thy milk to me.

CCXXXVIII.

[Said to pips placed in the fire; a species of divination practised by children.]

IF you love me, pop and fly;
If you hate me, lay and die.