Riddles: It's Riddle Time!
Time for some mind games!
Puzzles, riddles, and board games such as chess are good brain activities. Such games are a good exercise for your mind that could help diseases such as Alzheimer's at bay. As people say, " don't let your mind rust. Keep it sharp."
When I was in grade school, a year won't pass without a "riddle time" or "bugtungan" as we call it in Tagalog with my Filipino teachers. And I will admit it was fun! Some of my classmates are even good at it. Maybe because it was the same old riddles most of the time. Imagine for 6 years in grade school hearing the same riddles, no wonder why some of them are so good at it.
And now it's time for some thinking for fun. Here's some Philippine riddles I had translated in English that hopefully will keep that mind working and be entertaining at the same time.
* What is shorter when it's standing up, taller when it's sitting down?
* A body part that is up when you're lying down, and down when you're standing up?
* What is it that's already giving out but you're still choking it?
* It cries without eyes, and it walks without feet, what is it?
* A tree but with no fruit, a leaf without a branch. What is it?
* It has four feet, but it cannot walk. What is it?
* It's not mine, it's not yours. What is it that belongs to us all?
* Pedro is hiding, but his head is showing.
* What is it that shaped like a heart, golden in color, sweet smelling and taste luscious?
* Ladies buy it, but they will just hang it.
1. dog
Noticed that a dog is taller when it is sitting down. And is shorter when it is either standing up, or walking on it's four legs.
2. feet
Lie down in your bed and noticed your feet. "Up when your lying down, and down when you're standing up."
3. bottle
"It's already giving out, but you are still choking it?"
Yes, you got it! Bottle.
4. pen
"It cries without tears and it walks without feet."
5. ladle
"A tree but with no fruit, a leaf without a branch."
6. table
"It has four feet, but it cannot walk." It was an easier riddle than the first one, right?!
7. Earth
It's not mine, it's not yours. What is it that belongs to us all?" The answer is Mother Earth.
8. Pedro is hiding, but his head is showing.
What is it that shaped like a heart, golden in color, sweet smelling and taste luscious?
Ladies buy it, but they will just hang it.
Legend of Fruits and Vegetables
- The Legend Of The Watermelon
So you say you love watermelon? This fruit is refreshingly sweet and healthy. And there's a legend that goes how did the first watermelon came into existence. - The Legend Of Macopa (Java Apple)
Why is the java apple shaped like a bell? That was because a golden bell was hidden in its roots, that was according to a Philippine legend. - The Legend Of The Bitter Melon
Of all vegetables, have you happen to know any other vegetable as bitter as bitter melon? This vegetable got the bitter taste as a punishment for a big mistake it had done a long time ago. - The Legend Of The First Corn
Why does ""maize" (corn) has corn silk? And it does look like a fine hair. That is because of a young girl who got obsessed of her smooth, beautiful hair. - The Legend Of The Cashew
Why was the cashew seed outside the fruit? The seed was inside the fruit a long time ago, before the seed uttered a wish that a fairy heard. - Philippine Legend: The Legend Of Guava
If you love reading legends. Here's a Philippine legend of the guava fruit.
Philippine culture & folklore
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Taho is a Filipino street food that has been loved by many. It is usually sold in the morning by vendors carrying the taho while calling out, "taho".... - Memories Of The Mount Pinatubo Eruption
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One of the Philippine mythical creatures that stirs fear and stories of encounters in rural areas of the country. The creature tikbalang of Filipino folklore. - Philippine Folklore: The Philippine Ghoul Aswang
The Philippine ghoul "aswang," as one of the most feared mythical creature in the country. Do you believe in mythical creatures? - Philippine Folklore: The Goblin's Mound
The Philippine folklore about the goblin's mound. Also sharing my story about the folk healer's called albularyo where one goes to when believed to be cursed by the goblin (nuno.) - Philippines: Filipino Traits and Living
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A greeting-induced malady such as headache and stomach ache believed to be cause by "bati," in the Philippines. A greeting or compliment that can cause harm unintentionally. - Vegetables On Philippine Folk Song "Bahay Kubo"(Nipa Hut)
Getting to know the vegetables included on the favorite Tagalog / Philippine nipa-hut folk song Bahay-kubo.
