Riddle

riddle I know something, I can't tell. Two little niggers in a peanut shell. Explanation : This one is often used by a child who is anxious for attention. She comes to a group of children and says, "I know something. I can't tell." The others become curious to know her secret, bu...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71914
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/71914 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 Riddle image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71914 eng eng R Adelaide Taylor (49) Feb. 6, 1967 Alma M. Butler St. John's, Nfld. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15719 R_15719_riddle http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71914 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z riddle I know something, I can't tell. Two little niggers in a peanut shell. Explanation : This one is often used by a child who is anxious for attention. She comes to a group of children and says, "I know something. I can't tell." The others become curious to know her secret, but she teasingly refuses to tell them what she knows. Some of the children may try to appeal to her to tell them because they consider themselves among her special friends. Suddenly she surprises them by repeating the second line. J. D. A WIDDOWSON COLLECTOR'S PERMANENT FILE Used I Used I Withdrawn The word form is used, but the sense is not. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Riddle
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description riddle I know something, I can't tell. Two little niggers in a peanut shell. Explanation : This one is often used by a child who is anxious for attention. She comes to a group of children and says, "I know something. I can't tell." The others become curious to know her secret, but she teasingly refuses to tell them what she knows. Some of the children may try to appeal to her to tell them because they consider themselves among her special friends. Suddenly she surprises them by repeating the second line. J. D. A WIDDOWSON COLLECTOR'S PERMANENT FILE Used I Used I Withdrawn The word form is used, but the sense is not.
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title Riddle
title_short Riddle
title_full Riddle
title_fullStr Riddle
title_full_unstemmed Riddle
title_sort riddle
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71914
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation R
Adelaide Taylor (49)
Feb. 6, 1967 Alma M. Butler St. John's, Nfld.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15719
R_15719_riddle
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