The Man in the Wilderness

The man in the wilderness
Asked it of me...

How many strawberries
Grew in the sea.

I answered him
As I thought good,

As many as red herrings
Grew in the wood.

This is one of those rhymes which seem to have hidden meaning.
Just who is this man in the wilderness and why would he ask such a curious question?

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