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Little Jennie Whiteface
Hungarian Kids Songs & Rhymes
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50 Hungarian children's songs and rhymes, with translations and commentary. Available in PDF format for just $2.99! More...
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Little Jennie Whiteface
Riddle

Little Jennie Whiteface
Has a red nose,
The longer she lives
The shorter she grows.

Notes

This is the Irish version of the riddle Little Nancy Etticoat.

Photos & Illustrations

Little Jennie Whiteface - Mama Lisa's House of English Nursery Rhymes, Comment Image

Comments

Scroll down for the answer to the riddle - though for this one you have a great hint!
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Answer: A lit candle.

Thanks and Acknowledgements

This rhyme can be found in "English As We Speak It in Ireland" (1910) by P. W. Joyce. 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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