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You have probably heard the old riddle about the man going to St Ives, but it seems that it may be older than you think!" |
As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. The
seven wives had seven sacks and the seven sacks had seven cats. The
seven cats had seven mice. Wives, sacks, cats, mice: how many were
going to St. Ives?
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Houses 7
Cats 49
Mice 343
Spelt 2401
Hekat 16807
TOTAL 19607
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