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Merry's Book of Puzzles

Chapter 32: ENIGMA.
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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.

313.

I am composed of 15 letters:

My 9, 7, 8 is what wicked children often do.

My 14, 7, 3, 8 affords amusement to boys.

My 7, 13 is a preposition.

My 11, 2, 3, 4 is often pleasant in summer.

My 5, 1, 6, 12 is a girl’s name.

My 15, 12, 10 is often taken from trees.

My whole is the name of one of our generals.

ENIGMA.

314.

I am not found on any ground,

But always in the air;

Though charged each cloud with thunder loud,

You can not find me there.

Now, if from France you choose to dance

Your way just into Spain,

I there am seen, and near the queen,

In hail, in mist, and rain.

FRUITS, FLOWERS, AND PLANTS.

315. A boy’s nickname and a fruit.

316. A bird and a branch.

317. Add what we all love to what we all have.

318. The nicknames of two popular persons.

319. To deplore.

320. Curtail one of the fair sex, and leave one of the unfair sex.