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White Stone
There is such a male as the one who came out of white stone;
at a distance his beard sparkles like flame;
the earth trembles under his feet;
when he cries out, the devils run for shelter;
a gust of wind comes from under his wings.
at a distance his beard sparkles like flame;
the earth trembles under his feet;
when he cries out, the devils run for shelter;
a gust of wind comes from under his wings.
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I didn't get the 'the earth trembles under his feet' bit, but it's a good riddle. I liked the white stone being an egg.
Iagree with shoulder angel, I totally don't get the ground trembling beneath his feet, but the rest I really life. I didn't get it though.
yup didnt get it
It's when he scratches the ground with his feet.
i didn't get it i thought it was an angel
Yep, great teaser bar the earth trembling bit. Could almost be doubled up in the trick category.
I guessed aeroplane. Not made of stone, but white, with wings and very loud.
The difficulty of riddles is trying to figure out what parts of the teaser are literal and what parts are figurative. Sometimes I just jump right to thinking "it's a metaphor for a word" because so many teasers are like that. This one was a challenging mix of metaphor ("white stone") and literal ("wings" "cries out" etc.)
The difficulty of riddles is trying to figure out what parts of the teaser are literal and what parts are figurative. Sometimes I just jump right to thinking "it's a metaphor for a word" because so many teasers are like that. This one was a challenging mix of metaphor ("white stone") and literal ("wings" "cries out" etc.)
That's a good comment, No Comment. I bring riddles to a group that likes them, and this insight into the nature of riddles may help me help them to be even better riddle solvers, thank you.
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