Saturday, March 12, 2016

Can you solve a riddle in rhyme by Lewis Carroll?

A conundrum is a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun. Here is a conundrum that is one of Lewis Carroll's small riddles in rhyme. Can you solve it?

Dreaming of apples on a wall,
   And dreaming often, dear,
I dreamed that, if I counted all,
   How many would appear?



Answer: Ten would appear, as he is dreaming "[of ten], dear."

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