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Bunny thought it over for a minute. Then he laughed. "That's a pretty good riddle," he said. "I'm glad you like it," went on Captain Ross. "After this, when anybody asks what you can fill a barrel or a box with to make it weigh less, just tell 'em to fill it full of holes! BONNY FOUGHT IT OVER FOR A MINUTE THEN HE LAUGHED THAT' A PRETTY GOOD REAL HE SAID I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT WENT ON CAPTAIN ROSS AFTER THIS WHEN ANYBODY ASKS WHAT YOU CAN FILL THE BARREL OR A BOX WHAT TO MAKE IT WAY LESS JUST TELL THEM TO FILL FULL OF HOLES
 errand took the children down to their father's dock, and there they saw Bunker Blue and Captain Ross working aboard the _Fairy_. "I'm getting her in good shape for you, messmates!" called the jolly sailor. "And it reminds me of a riddle. Do you see that barrel of water there?" he asked, pointing to one on deck. "Yes, I see it," admitted Bunny. "Well, here's a riddle about it," went on the captain. "That barrel, we'll say, weighs ten pounds when it is empty. Now, what could I fill it with so it would weigh only seven pounds?" "Why, Captain Ross, if that barrel weighs _ten_ pounds when it hasn't got anything in it, you couldn't fill it with anything to make it weigh _seven_ pounds. It would weigh _more_ than ten pounds if you filled it with anything." "Oh, no, it wouldn't!" the sailor said. "If I filled it full of holes, boring 'em in with one of Mr. Foswick's augers, then the barrel wouldn't weigh so much, would it? I'd cut a lot of wood out of the sides when I made the holes. Ha! Ha! HAT NEVER WILL BE FOUND I SUPPOSE HERE'S THE WOOD YOU WANT AND I'LL NOT LOCK YOU IN THIS ERRAND TOOK THE CHILDREN DOWN TO THEIR FATHER'S DOCK AND THEY SAW A BUNKER BLUE AND CAPTAIN ROSS WORKING ABOARD THE FERRY I'M GETTING HER IN GOOD SHEEP FOR YOU MESSMATES CALLED THE JOLLY SAILOR AND IT REMINDS ME OF A RIDDLE DO YOU SEE THAT BARREL OF WATER THERE HE ASKED POINTING TO ONE ON DECK YES I SEE IT ADMITTED BUNNY WELL HERE'S A RIDDLE ABOUT IT WENT ON THE CAPTAIN THAT BARREL WE SAY WEIGHS TEN POUNDS WHEN IT'S EMPTY NOW WHAT COULD I FILL WITH SO IT WOULD WEIGH ONLY SEVEN POUNDS WHY CAPTAIN ROSS IF THAT BARREL WEIGHS TEN POUNDS WHEN IT HASN'T GOT ANYTHING IN IT YOU COULDN'T FILL IF ANYTHING MAKES SEVEN POUNDS IT WOULD WEIGH MORE THAN TEN POUNDS IF YOU FILL IT WITH ANYTHING OH NO IT WOULDN'T SAID CAPTAIN ROSS IF I FILLED IT WITH HOLES BORING EM IN WITH ONE OF MISTER FROZECK'S AUGERS THEN THE BARREL WOULDN'T WASTE SO MUCH WOULD IT I'D CUT A LOT OF WOOD OUT OF THE SIDES AND I MADE THE HOLES HA HA
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