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Little Nanny Natty Coat
Riddle

Little Nanny Natty Coat - Mama Lisa's House of English Nursery Rhymes, Intro Image


Little Nanny Natty Coat
Has a white petticoat,
The longer she lives
The shorter she grows.

Notes

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Answer: A candle.

Thanks and Acknowledgements

The illustration is from Mother Goose, The Original Volland Edition (1915), edited and arranged by Eulalie Osgood Grover and illustrated by Frederick Richardson (with some graphical editing by Mama Lisa).

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