Two Grandmothers

Author: Anonymous
9 years ago

Riddle: Two grandmothers, with their two granddaughters; Two husbands, with their two wives; Two fathers, with their two daughters; Two mothers, with their two sons; Two maidens, with their two mothers; Two sisters, with their two brothers; Yet only six in all lie buried here; All born legitimate, from incest clear. How can this be?
Answer: Two widows each had a son, and each widow married the son of the other and then each had a daughter.
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Two grandmothers, with their two granddaughters;  Two husbands, with their two wives;  Two fathers, with their two daughters;  Two mothers, with their two sons;  Two maidens, with their two mothers;  Two sisters, with their two brothers;  Yet only six in all lie buried here;  All born legitimate, from incest clear. How can this be?
Two grandmothers by Anonymous v1.


Riddle: Two grandmothers, with their two granddaughters;  Two husbands, with their two wives;  Two fathers, with their two daughters;  Two mothers, with their two sons;  Two maidens, with their two mothers;  Two sisters, with their two brothers;  Yet only six in all lie buried here;  All born legitimate, from incest clear. How can this be? Answer: Two widows each had a son, and each widow married the son of the other and then each had a daughter.
by Anonymous v2.