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sleeper
Joined: 07 Nov 2005
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 Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 5:34 pm Post subject: Riddles |
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Hi, there.
Look at the following riddles.
1. A little white house with no windows or doors,
but yet robbers break in and steal the gold.
(Ans.- an egg)
2. On the hill sits a green house,
In the green house sits a white house,
In the white house sits a red house,
In the red house sits a black house.
(Ans. - a watermelon)
In these cases, what does the word 'house' mean?
I cannot find a proper meaning in my dictionary.
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JuanValdez
Joined: 12 Nov 2005
Posts: 70
Location: Somewhere in Middle America
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:49 pm Post subject: Re: Riddles |
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| sleeper wrote: |
Hi, there.
Look at the following riddles.
1. A little white house with no windows or doors,
but yet robbers break in and steal the gold.
(Ans.- an egg)
2. On the hill sits a green house,
In the green house sits a white house,
In the white house sits a red house,
In the red house sits a black house.
(Ans. - a watermelon)
In these cases, what does the word 'house' mean?
I cannot find a proper meaning in my dictionary.
Thanks. |
You won't find a definition for "house" that pertains to either of these riddles. Both use house figuratively to mean some sort of shelter. For example, the outer part of the watermelon is a green house.
But I understand why this is confusing. In my opinion, riddles are stupid. |
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