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The Woodworker
In the limerick below, the word that goes in the first blank will be used for the second blank after one letter has been added to its beginning. All further blanks will be filled using the same rule. For example, the first word could be "an", the second "ran", and the third "bran".
The woodworker lived on the ____
So one day he stepped out on a _____.
Onlookers yelled "Why?
You cannot want to die!"
He yelled back "But I'm all out of ____."
The woodworker lived on the ____
So one day he stepped out on a _____.
Onlookers yelled "Why?
You cannot want to die!"
He yelled back "But I'm all out of ____."
Answer
The woodworker lived on the EDGESo one day he stepped out on a LEDGE.
Onlookers yelled "Why?
You cannot want to die!"
He yelled back "But I'm all out of PLEDGE."
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