My first may sometimes hold my all.
My last may sometimes strike a ball.
Between, may sometimes make a shawl.
And people sometimes say we're small.
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The answer to this smashing riddle may be
potatoes
My first may sometimes hold my all.
pot - of potatoes.
My last may sometimes strike a ball.
toes - to kick a ball.
Between, may sometimes make a shawl.
tat - gunny cloth made from jute.
And people sometimes say we're small.
small potatoes - insignificant or unimportant.
Title - One, Two, Three, Four, …, Five, Six, Seven, Riley!
This is a rhyme used in counting-out games:
One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes - four
Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes - more
Eight potatoes, nine potatoes, ten potatoes - all
Tom
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What about the title? – Sid May 07 '18 at 08:13
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4From Yukon gold to fingerling, you got it without lingering! – Hugh Meyers May 07 '18 at 08:26
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4What does Riley have to do with the rest of the counting rhyme? – Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine May 07 '18 at 14:23
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4@Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine Riley was the first one to ask a riddle of this type on puzzling. It's now considered a type of puzzle. See this question for context – Master Yoda May 07 '18 at 14:40
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3For the middle part: rot13()"Gng" vf nyfb n ireo zrnavat gb znxr ynpr – Alan Hoover May 07 '18 at 15:29
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@AlanHoover, aha - your meaning makes a better shawl than mine. – Tom May 07 '18 at 15:51
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@AlanHoover Thank you. That’s what I intended. – Hugh Meyers May 07 '18 at 17:02