Vydáno dne 27.02.2007
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1. I am emeralds and diamonds,
lost by the moon. I am found by the sun and picked up soon. What am I?
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2. What has roots as nobody sees,
is taller than trees, up, up it goes, and yet never grows?
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3. I have a hundred legs but
cannot stand, a long neck but no head. I eat the maid's life.
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4. Voiceless it cries, wingless
flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters. What is it?
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6. This old one runs forever, but
never moves at all. He has not lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring
call. What is it?
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5. Alive without breath, as cold
as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, all in mail never clinking.
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7. This thing all things
devours:
birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
and beats high mountain down.
What is it?
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8. A box without hinges, key or
lid. Yet golden treasure inside is hid. What is it?
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