Riddle: Like a cap, it is worn on the head, And its color, brown, yellow or red, May change much in, style If worn a great while. And look like a hank of white thread. What is it?
Riddle: What creature has one voice, but has four feet in the morning, two feet in the afternoon, and three feet in the evening?
Answer: Man crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two as an adult, and needs a walking cane when old. The Sphinx posed this riddle to Oedipus who solved the riddle correctly.
Riddle: He lived for days and months and years. Almost away from air, And never a leg nor arm had he, And never a lock of hair. But neither crippled nor lame was he. Nor had he a coat to wear. What is it?
Riddle: Their trunks are all packed and they wave their salutes. Will they hurry away on the wing? Don’t worry, my dear; you’ll not lose them. Don't fear! They never do leave till the spring. What are they?
Riddle: There was once a house. In the house was a garden, In the garden was a pond, On the pond was a boat, An' by the boat was a girl, In a pretty petticoat. What was her name? Well that's such a shame, 'Cause it's hidden in the middle of this riddle! What is she called?
Answer: Her name is Anne. The riddle is sung as a song (henceforth it rhymes), meaning when sung the word and is pronounced as an', giving away her name!
Riddle: I know a place where fellows go without a shoe or stocking. And no one tells them, "Go away!" Or thinks their costume is shocking. Each year I spend much of my time In that delightful place, And while I'm there, they don’t expect a boy to wash his face. What am I?
Riddle: A digger worked to get it, It took him all the day. And when, at last, he got it. What was it, anyway? So light you couldn't weigh it. No color one could see, Much bigger than the digger, What, then, could it be?
Riddle: The songs she sings beneath bright moons Disturb my night's repose, But, oh, those whispery, rumbly tunes! She charms us all with those. You must come near and listen well To hear her rumble song. I've told enough so you should tell To whom these songs belong.What is it?