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Guddicks (Riddles)
A traditional amusement in Shetland households.
Guddicks: Collection 3
Braes foo an banks foo,
If du gaddered aa day
Du widna get a hand foo . . .
...Peerie bull we ee horn
Aets mair dan a hale screw o corn . . . .
...Whit stands afore da bed gaping for your banes?
...In Amsterdam it’s common,
Bit niver in Holland.
It’s no in aa da world
An yit its in a windmill . . . .
...Tink, tank, anunder a bank,
Ten aboot fower . . .
...I gaed awa abune da eart
an cam hame agen anunder da eart . . . .
...Whit taers een anidder sindry aa day
An lies in een anidders airms at night?
...Black apo da outside,
Rid ida middle.
An if du’s caald
Du’ll shörely guess me riddle . . . .
...Whit does a lass aye look for bit niver wisses ta see?
...A peerie haa hoose,
Aa fu a maet,
Wi nedder door nor window
Ta let you in tae aet . . . .
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