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The Four Brothers
A group of four brothers did travel the land,
with only one steed shared among the whole band.
Though always surefooted, no matter the weather,
their mount would go lame if they didn't ride together.
When one of the brothers was thrown and misplaced,
he was left where he lay and was quickly replaced.
When the ride became old and the brothers not needed,
to a game for all ages they simply retreated.
When many a player would fling them about,
and ringing a post was the victory shout.
Name us.
with only one steed shared among the whole band.
Though always surefooted, no matter the weather,
their mount would go lame if they didn't ride together.
When one of the brothers was thrown and misplaced,
he was left where he lay and was quickly replaced.
When the ride became old and the brothers not needed,
to a game for all ages they simply retreated.
When many a player would fling them about,
and ringing a post was the victory shout.
Name us.
Hint
Something put on animals and once it is worn out gets used in a game.Answer
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easy
At first I thought the right answer, then when you said replaced, I thought tires... then back to the right answer with the game clue.
May 11, 2005
EASY!!!!
It may have been easy but I liked the poetic form you used. Very well written.
All I could think of was the 4 horseman of the Apocolipse but I know they have a horse each. I was stumped on this one.
Easy but fun. Nicely written.
Everyone has said this was easy but I had to use the hint to help me get the answer and then I got it right away. Nice job!
i thought so!!! im so smart
I loved the poem!
I had to use the hint though.
I had to use the hint though.
Neat!
Very well done, easy with the hint. Loved the form
Very nice poem which would have been a real challenge if it ended after the first four lines .. the rest of the poem could be your hint .. so you would still get your nice rhyming in .. I like your effort!
it was a lot of fun to read! I like your writing style!
Great writting! I didnt get but i guess i didnt think to hard! you should keep writing!
great rhyming. It flows off the tongue really well. I've never seen a poem about horseshoes before. Very creative
my first thought was to give the brothers names (eg, pete, john, mark etc), but once i realised (after about ten seconds) that that wasn't what was meant it was easy peasy! hurray!
Very well written!
the form was done very well. I thought of horseshoes, then i thought of a saddle.I know that makes no sense.
I didn't get it at first but then I read the answer and then i read the poem again and was like duh!!
I was thinking of names.
Great teaser, very well written.
I was thinking of names.
Great teaser, very well written.
Hey I got this one!
That was well written.
horseshoes are not brothers !!!!
i don't care what anybody says !!!
i don't care what anybody says !!!
I got a saddle for some strange reason. I knew it had to do with some type of horse related mechanism. Oh, well. Good teaser!
thanks all
Thank you. I like such teasers that I can solve with a little effort. I, too, first had horseshoes but changed it to tires except that the last lines didn't fit. After checking the hint I changed back to horseshoes.
This is well written except for one small error in grammar ... "between" should be "among."
This is well written except for one small error in grammar ... "between" should be "among."
I did not get the answer. I was trying to think of a nursery rhyme or well know story about four 'human' brothers.
Good riddle!
Good riddle!
well written. easy and good.
I really enjoyed this one. I got it, so is was easy, but it is also very clever and nicely written poetry. Thank you so much for posting.
Well written but pretty easy.It's nice to have an easy one once in a while.
Great teaser, loved it!!!
Lovely poem. Clever clues so shouldn't have looked at the Clue! It gave it away before I had a chance to think about it. Thanks!
I loved it! Thanks!
Vigo95 is correct. How can horseshoes be brothers? But I did get it.
Very clever, and really well written. Good work!
Very well written.
Well done...I was thinking of a more modern answer...TIRES ;) But HORSESHOES are dead on...great riddle
THANKS!
THANKS!
good one-- I thought horshoes when i got to the end, about ringing the post..
Very cute riddle, easy, but still well written and enjoyable. Thanks.
As soon as I read the hint, the answer was right there. Thanks for the great teaser. Loved it.
Monday~
Monday~
A good one. I got it immediatly after checking the clue.
Nice One!!!
Clever! I must be really dense, since I didn't even get it with the hint, but please MAKE MORE! Bravo!
I loved this one! I found it pretty easy, but still lots of fun.
And to people who say horse shoes can't be brothers, it is a figure of speech used by many riddle-writers.
And to people who say horse shoes can't be brothers, it is a figure of speech used by many riddle-writers.
very clever!!! i loved the poetic form!!!
I figured out it was horseshoes before I even clicked the hint
but I still don't get the part about they'll go lame if they don't ride together..
but I still don't get the part about they'll go lame if they don't ride together..
Very nice
To respond to those claiming that horseshoes are not brothers - you need to learn about metaphor. It is a common language tactic very often employed in riddles.
Easy teaser, but very cleverly written.
yay i got one right!
Very Clever. Love It.
easy, but nicely written.
I can't believe I finally got one of these. The "ringing the post" gave it to me. Easy one for a change.
The last 2 lines made it easy.
I wasn't sure where we it was going until the very end. i agree with cutebug, the last two lines gave it away. (assuming you've played or are familiar with the rules of horseshoes of course).
The hint gave it to me! What a neat little poem!
Fun and enjoyable teaser. I also got it from the last two lines.
easy peasy! fun!
I thought maybe horseshoes was too obvious, but then it seemed to fit too well to be incorrect. Overall, though, I liked this teaser. Well written, and sure, a bit easy, but still fun.
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