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Upward Roots
This is an old British riddle from 1300-1900 AD.
What doth with his root upwards grow,
and downward with his head doth show?
What doth with his root upwards grow,
and downward with his head doth show?
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Riddle courtesy of Trumalia.com
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Yay! First post! Awesome teaser!!
This one is okay, but I don't like that the first line sounds like it is indicating that it "grows upwards." Really it's saying only that its root is on top instead of the bottom. It's written "too poetically" to be clear.
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