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"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." 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
e what that dog could have done with it," said Bunny, as he glanced around the newly-swept shop. "He surely came in here with the pocketbook." "Yes, I saw the dog running around my yard," admitted the carpenter. "But I didn't see him have anything. Well, it's one of those things that never will be found, I s'pose. Here's the wood you want, and I'll not lock you in this time," and he smiled at Bunny and Sue as he thought of what had happened the other night. Another 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? BE CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER WELL HAVE YOU COME TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK FOR THE RING ASKED THE CARPENTER IT ISN'T HERE BUNKER BLUE AND I LOOKED ALL OVER I DON'T SEE WHAT THAT DOG COULD HAVE DONE WITH IT SAID BUNNY AS HE GLANCED AROUND THE NEWLY SWEPT SHOP HE SURELY CAME IN HERE WITH THE POCKET BOOK YES I SAW THE DOG RUNNING AROUND MY YARD ADMITTED THE CARPENTER BUT I DIDN'T SEE HIM HAVE ANYTHING WELL IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT 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
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