Formed Long Ago, Yet Made To-day
Riddle
Formed long ago, yet made to-day,
Employed while others sleep;
What few would like to give away,
Nor any wish to keep.
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Answer: A bed.
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We're not sure what the last line means – why wouldn't anyone wish to keep their bed? Does it mean they wouldn't wish to keep to their bed i.e. during the day, because they were sick? That's what I think it means. -Mama Lisa
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This rhyme can be found in The Nursery Rhyme Book, edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).
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