[CirJohn]

Here's my go at a riddle thread. This is an easier batch. Enjoy!

#1
You eat something you neither plant nor plow.
It is the son of water, but if water touches it, it dies.

#2
A serpent swam in a silver urn.
A golden bird did in its mouth abide
The serpent drank the water, this in turn
Killed the serpent. Then the gold bird died.

#3
My tines are long.
My tines are short.
My tines end ere
My first report.

#4
Turn us on our backs
And open up our stomachs
You will be the wisest of men
Though at start a lummox.

#5
The hungry dog howls
For crust of bread.
His cry goes unheard
It's far overhead.

[FlannyFlan]

1. Is salt.. It can come from the ocean.. we dont plant it.. ans it disolves in water

2. An Oil lamp. the fire uses the oil and they go out at around the same time (my mom had an antique with it ingraved :O)

3. NO idea

4. It's a book Or more formally a textbook due to the bit about being idiots at the beginning and Wiser when you're done

5. Howling overhead mad me think moon though i could be wrong :x

Nyeh probably wrong on these :I just woke up and i think too hard when i wake up

[Celestia]

3.Lightning

[CirJohn]

Well done you two. Here's some that are a bit harder.

#6
My first wears my second; my third might be
What my first would acquire if he went to the sea.
Put together my one, two, three
And the belle of New York is the girl for me.

#7
Two horses, swiftest travelling,
Harnessed in a pair, and
Grazing ever in places
Distant from them.

#8
A leathery snake,
With a stinging bite,
I'll stay coiled up,
Unless I must fight.

#9
My love, when I gaze on thy beautiful face,
Careering along, yet always in place,
The thought has often come into my mind
If I ever shall see thy glorious behind.

#10
Voiceless it cries,
Wingless it flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters.

[hippoface]

8 is a whip.
10 is wind.

[MrSark980]

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[CirJohn]

hippo got 8 and 10 correct

[hippoface]

6 Manhatten?
9 moon?

[Sianara]

#7 The eyes?

[CirJohn]

Good job, y'all got them all. Now let's see if I can find some hard ones...

#11
When I looked upon the flames of his passion,
And the coolness of her touch,
I knew tragedy could only come from their union.
And indeed, when they came together,
Darkness reigned upon the land.
And although they were soon separated,
Learning as they did that they were not for each other,
Still, their passing regards for each other,
Left it's impression upon all who had witnessed it.
And would be talked about for ages still to come.

#12
We are little airy creatures,
All of different voice and features;
One of us in glass is set,
One of us you'll find in jet,
T'other you may see in tin,
And the fourth a box within;
If the fifth you should pursue,
It can never fly from you.

#13
Little Nancy Etticote,
In a white petticoat,
With a red nose;
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows.

#14
They can be harbored, but few hold water,
You can nurse them, but only by holding them against someone else,
You can carry them, but not with your arms,
You can bury them, but not in the earth.

#15
Tom gave his brother John a box,
About it there were many locks,
The box was not with key supplied,
But caused two lids to open wide.