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Which Witch?
Mystery
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In the medieval age, witches and warlocks were quite numerous. There were many, but the best of them all were three witches: Rubo, Baggo, and Zadi. One day, someone summoned a spell only the three witches could do: burn down all of England with green fire. The King of England, the only survivor, knew where all three lived and called them to come to a meeting. He asked, "Which of you summoned the calamity that destroyed all of England?"
Here are their alibis.
Rubo: I was off in China at the time, taking a well deserved break. Are you insinuating that I'm an evil witch?
Baggo: Why would I want to summon a calamity? I heal and tell the future, not summon fires!
Zadi: Er...Um...What calamity? Er...er...yeah...I was in Germany you see...
The King of England arrested one of them. WHO WAS IT AND WHY?
Here are their alibis.
Rubo: I was off in China at the time, taking a well deserved break. Are you insinuating that I'm an evil witch?
Baggo: Why would I want to summon a calamity? I heal and tell the future, not summon fires!
Zadi: Er...Um...What calamity? Er...er...yeah...I was in Germany you see...
The King of England arrested one of them. WHO WAS IT AND WHY?
Hint
This sort of riddle is a classic, you know,But something in here doesn't go with the flow!
Answer
The King of England arrested Baggo because only she knew what happened. She confessed and said that it was quite an accident. Instead of predicting her future, she had said something wrong and destroyed England! She made up for it and restored England, then gave them all good fortune for the rest of their lives.What about Zadi? Why was she stammering? When she was a beginner, her teacher had accidentally cursed her to stammer for the rest of her life. And Baggo offered to cure it for her!
So at the end, England prospered and witches and wizards were in good name until something else happened...
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If all of England burned, wouldn't everyone in Europe know about it? Just knowing what the crime was wouldn't make one guilty.
I'm obviously missing something. Didn't the King summon them to England? Wouldn't it be clear to all 3 of them that fire was the calamity he was talking about?
I like the idea of the teaser, but like everyone else who commented...it has way too many holes...and the stuttering was just to tacky...
It's not a bad teaser, but it has too many holes and it's not at all an original mystery. The story line and the names are fun to read though, kinda bring in mind the Medieval England. Keep writting and keep them coming, that's the only way you can inprove !
Well thanx for your comments, I appreciate them! Cuz I have only been here for two weeks. I'll keep practising, and maybe I can get my teasers to become better.
not original, but ok
very good but who is going to guess what happened to zadi no one could have thought of that!
that was good. i liked it.
if king of England was about to arrest baggo....she can easly spell a cast to kill the king before he arrest him. Im sure that a wicth is way poerful than any human alive. Beside every one die in england so there is no way someone can backup the king. (not even Santa Clous or SuperMan). so at the end instead of arresting Baggo...u should mention that Baggo kill the ing due by not wanting to go to prison
does SuperMan or SantaClous live in England....if they do...does it mean they die too? j/k....lol
i no...i no....too creative ending
does SuperMan or SantaClous live in England....if they do...does it mean they die too? j/k....lol
i no...i no....too creative ending
very creative?
The stammering bit served a purpose. It would trip up most novices. The whitches are supposed to be good. The first witch was appalled by the fact that the king would accuse her of being evil. She also tried to help the other witch. No evil person would except help, unless it would gain them something extra. That's why the king was able to arrest the witch. Besides, it was an accident, and she fixed it so why resist arrest? Good, but easy teaser.
Eh. Read the hint. It implies this teaser isn't exactly new. I thought it out but took the base from another teaser in a book. Don't remember which one it is, though...
Aug 30, 2005
got it.
it was pretty fun and easy...
It was okay I guess, but like everyone else says, u left too many holes in the plot.
Good teaser but it if there was more info it would be better, you can't just presume he had a spell cast on him to stammer
The King says "Which of you summoned the calamity that destroyed all of England?" and because the second one repeats what she's just been told she is arrested?
I love it!
just give them cake
I agree w/ everyone else. It's kinda easy to tell when a whole country is burnt to the ground.
Good idea for a teaser though.
Good idea for a teaser though.
Keep going it only gets better.Good idea.
Keep going it only gets better.Good idea.
This was fun but hard
okay sure.. um.. how would somebody know that... nobody could know why they picked whichever witch it was... (i forgot)... anyhow i thought it was hard.. but What Ever
okay sure.. um.. how would somebody know that... nobody could know why they picked whichever witch it was... (i forgot)... anyhow i thought it was hard.. but What Ever
Well, I thought it was the third witch because Germany was technically established and called Germany until after 1815, which would not be in the middle ages.
every1 on here is soooo smart i swear i need 2 be a dumb blonde.lol.
if the king summoned the witches, wouldnt they have seen that England was burned on their way? lol just kidding. i dont really care. i liked it. keep giving more like them.
Easy one... i got the ans rite away.... but it's fun
This Teaser was simple. The Witch who told fortunes is responsible, if only for not revealing the plot of starting the fire by whomever. Fun, simple and somewhat thought jarring. I' m Late, Happy New Year.
Good one
ez but fun, don't listen 2 those who criticize, let's see them make a teaser!
that's right di
woah new 1st comment in 2007 woot woot! anywas i thought that was hard i really thought it was the hesitater.... oh well it was a good teaser
Huh? She lived in England and was not expected to know that the whole country had burnt? stupid
cute, thanks
First Commenter in ? 2008?
Anyway it's alright...
Anyway it's alright...
Immediately thought of the second witch. She was able to know the future, so she would know. Saying that she knows the future was a giveaway. Nice one!
I figured that they had found some way to save themselves from the fire because they are witches. Were Germany and China even around yet in the middle ages?
I thought it was Rubo. Did these people even know what a 'China' was?
First in 2011.
When it said who was arrested & why, I figured he arrested the one who could tell the future for not warning all the people of england before it happened... right person, wrong reason.
When it said who was arrested & why, I figured he arrested the one who could tell the future for not warning all the people of england before it happened... right person, wrong reason.
I said it was the second one, because back then Germany was probably Prussia or the Holy Roman Empire or something.
@choirgirl: China had its own Middle Ages between the Sui's conquest of China and the Mongolian invasion.
Someone needs to change "Germany" to "the Holy Roman Empire", or depending on the time period, "Charlemagne's Empire".
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