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St Ives

As I was going to St IvesI met a man with seven

Said he, 'I think it's much more

Than getting stuck with only one.'Obviously based on the old Nursery Rhyme from around 1730 which, in turn, was probably based on Problem 79 of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus dated around 1650 BC.

As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives And every wife had seven sacks And every sack had seven cats And every cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives How many were going to St Ives?

The answer obviously depends on wether the writer overtook the man going in the same direction or if the man was coming from St

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Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot. His…
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