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Shoe Door Sticks
What word completes this series?
shoe, door, sticks, straight, hen, delve, a-courting, kitchen, waiting, ?
shoe, door, sticks, straight, hen, delve, a-courting, kitchen, waiting, ?
Hint
Buckle my shoe, shut the door, ...Answer
emptyThese are the last words in the nursery rhyme:
One, two, buckle my shoe.
Three, four, shut the door.
Five, six, pick up sticks.
Seven, eight, lay them straight.
Nine, ten, a big fat hen.
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve.
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting.
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen.
Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting.
Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty.
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Wow, never knew it went past nine-ten! Good job!
Huh! I was lost after "pick up sticks"!
That's so cool! at nine-ten, I always said "Do it again" and that was the end of it. Great job! it was fun
I never heard this nursry rhyme go past ten, so I had no clue what the answer was
the hint gave it awa, but great teaser
I too have never heard past 9-10
I don't know this rhyme!
I seem to be in the majority, I also learned the "do it again" version after ten Thanks!
Five is hardly a majority, but here's one who has heard the whole rhyme and got the answer.
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