Black Within, Red Without

DESCRIPTION: Riddle: "Black within, red without, Four corners round-about." Answer: a chimney
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1948 (NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal)
KEYWORDS: riddle nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal, (Peggy Cole and Sally Poole, informants), "Riddles," Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jun 1948), p. 28, "(Black within, red without)" (1 text)
Roud #20798
File: NCF128A

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