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Merry's Book of Puzzles

Chapter 29: CHARADE.
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A three-part compilation of riddles, charades, rebuses, pictorial puzzles and conundrums presented for children and young readers. Arranged as short challenges and illustrated teasers, the pieces mix wordplay, logic problems, simple arithmetic puzzles and playful questions that invite group play or solitary amusement. Brief introductions and occasional light commentary frame the items, which range from single-line riddles to multi-step brainteasers, all intended to entertain while sharpening observation, verbal wit and reasoning skills.

CHARADE.

299.

My first gave us early support;

My next a virtuous lass;

To the fields, if at eve you resort,

My whole you will probably pass.

300. Entire, I belong to the United States; remove one eye, and I belong to a horse; curtail me, and I belong to the human race; curtail again, and I am the child’s best friend; curtail again, and I am best known to the printer; curtail again, and I become invisible.