Saturday, June 27, 2015

Anglo-Saxon Riddles

I was abandoned by my mother and father. 
I wasn't yet breathing.  
A kind woman covered me with clothes,  
Kept me and looked after me,  
Cuddled me as close as if I had been her own child.  
Under that covering I grew and grew.  
I was unkind to my adopted brothers and sisters.  
This lovely woman fed me  
Until I was big enough to set out on my own.  
She had fewer of her own dear sons and daughters because she did so.

Answer: a cuckoo 




A hundred brothers lie next to each other
Each white and fine they’ve only one spine
I am the tongue that lies between two
Remove me to gather their wisdom
To you

Answer: bookmark

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