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RIDDLE: A CANDLE by MOTHER GOOSE

First Line: LITTLE NANCY ETTICOAT / IN A WHITE PETTICOAT
Last Line: THE SHORTER SHE GROWS.
Subject(s): CANDLES; RIDDLES;
LITTLE Nancy Etticoat,
With a white petticoat,
And a red nose;
She has no feet or hands,
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows.





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