"
"Well, I de-clare!" cried Huckleberry, opening his eyes as wide as they
would go, "if you didn't guess it! Why, I didn't know it had an
answer."
"I wish it hadn't had an answer," said the goose-girl, suddenly
stamping her foot. "I wish there had never been any answer to it in the
whole world. It was only yesterday that I promised Old Riddler that I
would never guess another riddle, and here I've done it! It's too bad!"
"I don't think it is," cried Huckleberry, waving his little cap around
by the tassel. "It's all very well for father not to want people to
guess his riddles, because they've got answers and he knows what they
are. But I would never have known that any of mine had an answer if you
hadn't guessed this one. If you had had a riddle like this one,
wouldn't you have been glad to have some one tell you the answer?"
"Yes, I would," said Lois.
"Well, then, my good girl, remember this: If a thing gives you
pleasure, it's very likely that it will give somebody else pleasure. So
let somebody else have a chance, and the next time you hear a riddle
that you think the owner has no answer for, guess it for him, if you
can.
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