I’m sharing another riddle by way of Sidney Saylor Farr’s book My “Appalachia – A Memoir” with you today.
Up she jumped and out she run,
Down she squatted,
And the good began to come.
A few of you got the answer to the first riddle in case you missed it-it was a briar.
Tipper
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Milking a cow!
Late getting on. The holidays are too busy. I immediately thought of milking a cow, because I recall them squatting for this chore. There was never a fancy little stool, as my aunts were young and agile. Also, they had to go out. It was long ago, but I believe the chickens usually laid eggs in their nest.
Your riddle brought some great memories to mind. I am not good with them, but like them nonetheless. I seem to recall one about a man in a boat. He had a fox, a goose, and a sack of corn that he needed to get across the river. He could only carry himself and one other in a boat. So, how did he get them across the river? I am sure you and many others heard this growing up, and I loved it because it really made those young little minds think.
Not a clue, Tip! I sure hope you are going to give us the answer!
I figured maybe picking strawberries?
Sounds like maybe a ground-running vine like maybe a squash or pumpkin. But if so I just don’t get the ‘squatted’ part.
I’m going to guess it’s a chicken laying an egg.
Now that’s got to be a chicken laying an egg or an āgg as we pronounce it.
I’m terrible at riddles but somehow that made me think of a story I heard in grade school.
The little boy was asked to make a sentence of defeat, deduct, defense, and detail. The little boy said, de feat of de duct went over de fense before de tail.
The only riddle I could think of is one most people know. What is black and white and read all over?
A book about zebras?
I like your answer better. It’s a newspaper.
Chicken laying an egg???
Milk cow