FOR THE CHILDREN. Puzzle.
Three fishers at a ferry met, Each with his blooming bride And in a skiff that held but two, Desired to cross the tide. Each husband was a doatinff dear, And jealous to extreme, And hence the ticklish question rose, How they should cross the stream ? The skiff might cross as oit as wished, Each bride the boat could steer, Hut might with no strange man be left, Unless her own were near. The night was dark, the ferry wide, The wives a sprightly three, Then how did they the river cross And keep from quarrels free.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18881229.2.35.23
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2570, 29 December 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
Word count
Tapeke kupu
101FOR THE CHILDREN. Puzzle. Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2570, 29 December 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.