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"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!" 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
 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?" "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. ID 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 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
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