Marvin Terban - Eight Ate: A Feast of Homonym Riddles

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Eight Ate
A Feast of Homonym Riddles by Marvin Terban
illustrated by Giulio Maestro CLARION BOOKS
NEW YORK

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Clarion Books
a Houghton Mifflin Company imprint
215 ParkAvenue South, New York, NY 10003
Text copyright 1982 by Marvin Terban
Illustration copyright 1982 by Giulio Maestro
First Clarion paperback edition, 1982; reissued, 2007. All rights reserved. For information about permission to reproduce
selections from this book, write to Permissions,
Houghton Mifflin Company,
215 ParkAvenue South, New York, NY 10003. www.clarionbooks.com Printed in the U.S.A. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Terban, Marvin.
Eight ate.
Summary: A collection of original riddles, each using a
homonym as the answer : bizarre-bazaar, foul-fowl,
and similar pairs of words.
1. 2. 2.

English language
HomonymsJuvenile Literature. [1. Riddles. 2. English
languageHomonyms] I. II. II.

Title.
PN6371.5.T43 1982 818'.5402 81-12203
ISBN: 0-89919-067-7
ISBN: 0-89919-086-3 (pa) ISBN-13: 978-0-618-76676-5 ISBN-10: 0-618-76676-6 EW 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3

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For David and Jennifer
who never look alike
but sometimes sound alike What do you say in the evening
to a soldier in shining armor? "Night-night, Knight!" How does Moose begin a letter
to his cousin? "Dear Deer..." What would we do if we found bad plants
spoiling our lawn? We'd weed. How do you say, "Run away, small jumping insect
that lives on a dog!"? "Flee, flea!" What is an animal with a rough-sounding
voice that cowboys ride? A hoarse horse. What is a complete opening in the ground? A whole hole. What marks are left by the messy fingers
of the king's son? Prince prints. What did the fancy flying machine
call the undecorated one? A plain plane. What do you call a less expensive bird? A cheaper cheeper. What did the teacher say when trying to
match kids to parents? "Who's whose?" Who is married to Uncle Beetle? Aunt Ant. What is a small group of musicians that
isn't allowed to play? A banned band. What does a broken window feel? A pain in the pane. What do you call a bucket that
has seen a ghost? A pale pail. How did the plate introduce the potatoes
to the steak? "Meet meat!" What on your face is first aware
of a good smell? The nose knows. What is a large animal with thick fur
but no clothes on? A bare bear. What is perfume that is mailed? Sent scent. What did the math student shout when
he added up all the numbers? "Some sum!" What is the loud, sad crying of the biggest
animal in the ocean? A whale wail. What is a weird street of shops
that sell incredible things? A bizarre bazaar. Two ran the race, but only... One won. What is a reddish-purple vegetable
that is all worn out? A beat beet. What will a foot doctor
do for you? He'll heal your heel. If they are not here,
where are they? They're there! What do you call the totally uninterested
directors of a company? A bored board. Next page