PUZZLES FROM WONDERLAND
I
Dreaming of apples on a wall,
And dreaming often, dear,
I dreamed that, if I counted all,
—How many would appear?
And dreaming often, dear,
I dreamed that, if I counted all,
—How many would appear?
II
A stick I found that weighed two pound:
I sawed it up one day
In pieces eight of equal weight!
How much did each piece weigh?
(Everybody says "a quarter of a pound," which is wrong.)
I sawed it up one day
In pieces eight of equal weight!
How much did each piece weigh?
(Everybody says "a quarter of a pound," which is wrong.)
III
John gave his brother James a box:
About it there were many locks.
About it there were many locks.
James woke and said it gave him pain;
So gave it back to John again.
So gave it back to John again.
The box was not with lid supplied.
Yet caused two lids to open wide:
Yet caused two lids to open wide:
And all these locks had never a key—
What kind of a box, then, could it be?
What kind of a box, then, could it be?
IV
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What is most like a bee in May?
"Well, let me think: perhaps" you say.
Bravo! You're guessing well to-day!
"Well, let me think: perhaps" you say.
Bravo! You're guessing well to-day!
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