Ten White Man On A Dirt Road
Ten white men standing on a dirt road.
Killed by three eyes as black as night.
What happened?
Someone bowled a strike. The ten white men are the pins, the dirt road is the bowling alley (it’s not dirt, but it’s the color of dirt, and if it said a smooth wooden alley it wouldn’t be much of a riddle). Three eyes as black as night are the finger holes in the bowling ball.
A Seed of Three Letters
I am a seed, three letters in the name,
Take away two and I sound quite the same.
What am I?
Pea.
Little Miss Eticote
Little Miss Eticote
In her white petticoat
And her red nose
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows
A candle.
I’m Yours, But Used More By Others
I belong to you, but am used more by others.
What am I?
Your name. It could also be your phone number.
A Mile From End To End
A mile from end to end, yet as close to as a friend. A precious commodity, freely given. Seen on the dead and on the living. Found on the rich, poor, short and tall, but shared among children most of all. What is it?
A smile.
I Build Up Castles
I build up castles.
I tear down mountains.
I make some men blind,
I help others to see.
What am I?
Sand.
Company, Congregation or Convocation
Some form a parliament,
Others a company, congregation or convocation,
The mob can see a murder, or clamor and wake,
A bouquet is presented when flushed.
What are we?
Birds. These are collective nouns for groups of birds.
parliament – owls
company – parrots
congregation – plovers
convocation – eagles
mob – emus
murder – crows clamor – rooks
wake – buzzards
bouquet – pheasants (when flushed)