Riddle Contest — August 17 – August 23

August 17, 2013 | Christine | Comments (18)

Hey everyone! Posted below are the 5 riddles for this week. Read through them and try to guess what they are. Whoever makes the closest guess for all 5 riddles will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Friday.

1. I have a little child.
    When I run I do not catch it.
    When I sit down I catch up with it.

2. What is it that has ears like a cat, a head like a cat, feet like a cat, 
    a tail like a cat, but isn't a cat?

3. Born in the woods
    Shaped by hand
    Tall in the wind
    Flat on the sand
    Lives on the sea
    Dies on the land

4. What holds water yet is full of holes?

5. Though it is not an ox, it has horns; though it is not a donkey, it has a pack-saddle; and wherever it goes it leaves silver behind. What is it?

Everyone is welcome to continue posting their answers on this website, but if you would prefer, they can also be submitted through an e-mail to teens@torontopubliclibrary.ca. Have fun!

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  1. Answers to the Riddle Contest, August 17 – August 23:
    1: Breath.
    2: A cat’s shadow.
    3: Sailboat.
    4: A sponge.
    5: A snail.

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