Went out to view the skies;
He saw a tree with apples on,
He neither took apples off nor left apples on.[63]
—A one-eyed man; two apples on the tree. [[208]]
216. I was going up Hampton lane, I met a man have seven wives; the seven wives have seven sacks, the seven sacks have seven kits, how many were there going to Hampton?[64]
—Only one—I.
217. A duck before a duck, a duck after a duck, a duck in the midst of two ducks. How many ducks was going along?
—Three.
218. I was travelling and six ducks flying, one before the five; and I took up my gun and I shoot one of the ducks and drop on the ground. Guess how many ducks remain?[65]
—None; the rest fly away.