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13 entries
A Glowing Gleam
5 wordsA glowing gleam glowing green.
A Lovely Lily
9 wordsA lovely lily lying all alone along the lane.
A Noisy Oyster
15 wordsWhat noise annoys a noisy oyster most? A noisy noise annoys a noisy oyster most.
A Tutor Who Tooted
30 wordsA tutor, who tooted a flute, tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor: “Is it harder to toot, or tutor two tooters to toot?”
Betty Botter
66 wordsBetty Botter bought some butter. “But,” she said, “this butter’s bitter; If I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter; But a bit of better butter Will but make my batter better.” So she bought a bit of butter Better than the bitter butter, And made her bitter batter better. So it was better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter.
Billy Button
27 wordsBilly Button bought a buttered biscuit. Did Billy Button buy a buttered biscuit? If Billy Button bought a buttered biscuit, Where's the buttered biscuit Billy Button bought?
Buttered Bran Bread
7 wordsBring a bit of buttered bran bread.
High Up the Hill
9 wordsHigh up the hill he heaved a huge hoe.
How Much Wood
32 wordsHow much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck could and would chuck wood? He’d chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would If a woodchuck could and would chuck wood.
Max with a Wax Match
5 wordsMax with a wax match.
Peter Piper
35 wordsPeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
The Chimpanzee Champion
10 wordsA cheap, changeable, child-like chimpanzee champion playing checkers with Charles.
Walter Waddle
27 wordsWalter Waddle won a walking wager. Did Walter Waddle win a walking wager? If Walter Waddle won a walking wager, Where's the walking wager Walter Waddle won?