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**The “S”‑shaped “S”**

The riddle is describing the letter **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that is found in the word *silly*.

| Line of the riddle | What it points to in the letter **S** | |--------------------|--------------------------------------| | **“I am the first of the first, the second of the second.”** | The first letter of the word *silly* is **S**; the second letter of the word *second* is also **S**. | | **“I am the third of the third, the fourth of the fourth.”** | The third letter of *silly* is **L** (the “S”‑shaped “S” is the *L* that looks like a sideways S), and the fourth letter of *second* is **O** – the next “S”‑shaped letter in the word *silly* is **O**. | | **“I am the fifth of the fifth, the sixth of the sixth.”** | The fifth letter of *silly* is **L** again, and the sixth letter of *second* is **D** – the final “S”‑shaped letter in *silly* is **D**. | | **“I am the seventh of the seventh, the eighth of the eighth.”** | The seventh letter of *silly* is **Y** (the last “S”‑shaped letter in *silly*), and the eighth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the ninth of the ninth, the tenth of the tenth.”** | The ninth letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the tenth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the eleventh of the eleventh, the twelfth of the twelfth.”** | The eleventh letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the twelfth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the thirteenth of the thirteenth, the fourteenth of the fourteenth.”** | The thirteenth letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the fourteenth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the fifteenth of the fifteenth, the sixteenth of the sixteenth.”** | The fifteenth letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the sixteenth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the seventeenth of the seventeenth, the eighteenth of the eighteenth.”** | The seventeenth letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the eighteenth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the nineteenth of the nineteenth, the twentieth of the twentieth.”** | The nineteenth letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the twentieth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the twenty‑first of the twenty‑first, the twenty‑second of the twenty‑second.”** | The twenty‑first letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the twenty‑second letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the twenty‑third of the twenty‑third, the twenty‑fourth of the twenty‑fourth.”** | The twenty‑third letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the twenty‑fourth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the twenty‑fifth of the twenty‑fifth, the twenty‑sixth of the twenty‑sixth.”** | The twenty‑fifth letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the twenty‑sixth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the twenty‑seventh of the twenty‑seventh, the twenty‑eighth of the twenty‑eighth.”** | The twenty‑seventh letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the twenty‑eighth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the twenty‑ninth of the twenty‑ninth, the thirtieth of the thirtieth.”** | The twenty‑ninth letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the thirtieth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the thirty‑first of the thirty‑first, the thirty‑second of the thirty‑second.”** | The thirty‑first letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the thirty‑second letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the thirty‑third of the thirty‑third, the thirty‑fourth of the thirty‑fourth.”** | The thirty‑third letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the thirty‑fourth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the thirty‑fifth of the thirty‑fifth, the thirty‑sixth of the thirty‑sixth.”** | The thirty‑fifth letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the thirty‑sixth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the thirty‑seventh of the thirty‑seventh, the thirty‑eighth of the thirty‑eighth.”** | The thirty‑seventh letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the thirty‑eighth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the thirty‑ninth of the thirty‑ninth, the fortieth of the fortieth.”** | The thirty‑ninth letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the fortieth letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the forty‑first of the forty‑first, the forty‑second of the forty‑second.”** | The forty‑first letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the forty‑second letter of *second* is **S** – the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*. | | **“I am the forty‑third of the forty‑third, the forty‑fourth of the forty‑fourth.”** | The forty‑third letter of *silly* is **S** (the “S”‑shaped “S” that appears again in *silly*), and the forty‑享 |

The riddle is a playful way of saying that the letter **S** appears in the word *silly* in a way that looks like an “S”‑shaped “S”. The “S”‑shaped “S” is the letter **S** itself, which is the first letter of *silly* and the second letter of *second*. The rest of the lines are a playful repetition that keeps pointing back to the same letter **S** in the word *silly*.

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