Silly Riddles

I've been working on a subseries of eight books (Girls of the BryonySeries) for ages eight to twelve-year-old.

One girl, Julie Drake, has a father who loves to tell riddles - except the reader can tell Julie's heard those riddles more than once.

For your entertainment this Tuesday morning, here are some of those riddles. Maybe you recognize one or two (or more) from your own childhood.

And since this is a silly post, enjoy the selfie of Faith, my calico - and me.

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?

            A bank.

Where do you find a cow without legs?

             Right where you left it!

 

What did one leaf say to the other?

            Please leaf me alone.

         

Did you hear about the hot dog that asked the ketchup for a date?

He mustard up the courage.

What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

Same middle name.

How does a squid go to battle?

“Well-armed!

What’s a cow’s favorite day at school?

When it goes on a field trip!

What do ghosts eat for breakfast?

Ghost Toasties – and evaporated milk

What do you call a dog on the beach in summer?

               A hot dog.

What has lots of tiny needles but can’t sew?

             A Christmas tree.