Note 58 — RIDDLES.
Reading edition
Cf. Irish Folk-lore Riddles:
As I went out a hazeum-gazeum
I saw a shrinkum-pinkum
Carrying away kum-painy.
—A fox stole a goose at night.
Holme riddles, 233:
(108) As j went through my houter touter houter perly j saw one Mr. higamgige com over the hill of parley but if j had my tarly berly, tarly berly berly j would have bine met with Mr. Higamgige come over the hill of parley.
—A man going ou’ a hill a flee flew over his head.
(237) As j went over Hottery Tottery, etc.
Popular Rhymes of Scotland (Chambers), 113:
Ha! master above a master, etc.
Catalan:
XXX. En Penjim Penjoy penjava, etc. ↑