212. My father has a long bench in his house, an’ to guess me how many people sit on that bench.
—One man named ‘More’. (The trick is, at each guess to say More.)
213. Bees bite honey, honey run.
—A horse named Honey.
214. Twelve pear hanging high,
Twelve men passing by;
Each pick a pear,
How many pear remain?[62]
—Eleven; the man’s name is Each.
215. A man without eyes