A Fisherman's Tale
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
When telling a story
About flounder or dory,
I often end up far apart.
But when bowing your head
Or mourning your dead,
I'm together and close to your heart.
You may lend me or hold me
Or show me or fold me,
And all this is merely a start.
What am I?
HintI am many other things beside,
May one of these help you decide:
A bunch of bananas,
A measure of height,
An assistant, or
The way you write!
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Answer
Hands!
The first stanza and the title refer to the typical "fisherman's tale" about the "one that got away".
In the second stanza, bowing your head refers to either praying or the Asian form of greeting. The mourning reference is to "wringing one's hands".
You can "lend a hand" and "hold someone's hand". In Poker, players show their hands to find who wins or fold their hand if it is no good. The last line refers to the many other uses of the word "hand"!
The hint refers to other usages - bananas grow in hands, a horse's height is measured in hands (4 inches), an assistant may be known as a hand (e.g. stagehand), and someone's particular style of writing can be referred to as their "hand" (e.g. "leftclick has a very scrappy hand").
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Comments
Brock   
Aug 03, 2007
| good 1  |
dudebomb93
Aug 03, 2007
| That was a good and easy one, I love ur teasers leftclick !!!  |
leftclick 
Aug 03, 2007
| Thanks  I'm glad you enjoy them, there are more coming  |
Rewbie
Aug 04, 2007
| Excellent! |
jodymonster
Aug 05, 2007
| I'm kind of new, but this was the first riddle I had to read more than once to get the right answer. Gotta love a challenge... keep it up! |
soccerboo21
Sep 21, 2007
| im so bad at riddles. love your teasers!!!!!!!! you sure fooled me lol |
doehead
Feb 15, 2009
| Good for the under 10 kids. Too easy for anyone else!!!  |
bradon182001
Feb 15, 2009
| It was easy, but enjoyable. Nice job. Thanks for posting.  |
sbuske
Feb 15, 2009
| doehead, why would you say that?Are you so intelligent that you, yourself, can determine an age range? If you think some teasers are easy, then keep it to yourself.
It was a well written teaser and the author should get credit for that. |
auntiesis
Feb 15, 2009
| Very cute, I found it easy, but I enjoyed the hint as much as the teaser.  Good job, Leftclick. |
UptheHill
Feb 15, 2009
| NICE!!! |
saleprice
Feb 15, 2009
| EZ PZ nice rhyme tho' |
ygtbjkn
Feb 15, 2009
| made my day thank you
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jcann
Feb 15, 2009
| I got it right away, but I still thought it was fun and well-written. I like it when I can get the answer! |
harpgirl96  
Feb 15, 2009
| Oh my gosh! I got this immediatly, but my mom and my dad didn't . I asked my sister, and she got it. It was really well written, and i had fun watching my parents puzzle over them! |
whendy
Feb 15, 2009
| i enjoyed, it was easy ae hint.nd fun. I also love the rhyme you used for th  |
leftclick
May 20, 2009
| Thanks for the comments everyone, yes it is an easy one |
gaylewolf
Feb 15, 2012
| Although I didn't get this one, I liked it and thought it was a good poem and made sense! Thanks for a good one!  |
Maggiethe8th
Feb 15, 2012
| Easy or not, it still made me think! And I loved the good feeling when I got it! It was perfect brain snack for my Wednesday morning-thanks! |
wordmama
Feb 15, 2012
| I needed a second reading, but got it without the hint! I thought it was great, very well-written! Enjoyed! |
Quickq 
Feb 15, 2012
| Excellent teaser, but I think the hint kind of gave it away.
Nevertheless: 9/10. |
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