59. My father have a house up on one post. [91]

—Umbrella.

60. My father have two ponds; when he lie down at night, he turn up one

and turn down one.

—Ears.

61. My father have a well; it have neither top nor bottom, yet it hold

water.

—Sugar-cane.

62. My father have something without top or bottom, had it with him

wherever he go.

—Ring

a) The king of France sent to the king of Spain to get a tub without a

bottom.

63. My father has a house with three doors and can walk only through

one.

—Three openings in a cocoanut shell; one drinks through only one.

64. My father has a gig to make; the more him pare it the bigger it

get. [92]

—Hole.

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