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Problems  221

All the women in the town

Couldn’t mend Mississippi’s gown.

What's that ?

Answer. A butterfly.

The spelling of the butterfly in the conundrum is as it appears in the minds of those who do not know the answer. After the answer is given, the proper spelling seems to have been Mrs. Sippi.

A drawing of three interlocking horseshoes
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