Ms. Etticoat

Riddle: Little Ms. Etticoat, in a white petticoat, and a red nose; the longer she stands, the shorter she grows. What is she?

Answer: She is a candle.

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Little Ms. Etticoat, in a white petticoat, and a red nose; the longer she stands, the shorter she grows.
What is she? — Ms. Etticoat by Anonymous v1.

Riddle: Little Ms. Etticoat, in a white petticoat, and a red nose; the longer she stands, the shorter she grows.
What is she? Answer: She is a candle. — by Anonymous v2.