Riddle #12
May 30th, 2006 at 10:28 pm (riddle)
Little trotty hetty coat,
in a long petticoat,
and a red nose,
the longer she stands,
the shorter she grows.
Answer: [Candle]
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itstopshere said,
May 30, 2006 at 11:43 pm
Candle! surely…
Brian said,
June 1, 2006 at 1:54 pm
Ohh! That makes sence. I was going to say a wilting rose, but yours makes much more sence. I was confused by the coat.
def_n_blind said,
September 3, 2006 at 10:11 pm
yeah, the petticoat is the wax around the wick