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Four Brothers!
We are four brothers in this world and we're all born together.
The first one runs and never wearies.
The second eats and is never full.
The third drinks and is ever thirsty,
The fourth sings a song that is barely heard.
Who are we?
The first one runs and never wearies.
The second eats and is never full.
The third drinks and is ever thirsty,
The fourth sings a song that is barely heard.
Who are we?
Answer
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I'm an RPG player so I got it... I loved it!
WOW!!!!!!!!
cool...
Part of this teaser reminds me of a riddle I once heard which is why I got it right away... I very much enjoyed it though.
it was ok, it was really easy though
liked it!!!
I thought about it and thought about it, but i peeked at the answer..which was pretty awesome. Nice to think of the qualities that way.
i got as soon as i read it which for me is a big surprise,
omg its so cool how someone can think of useing the elemnts like that! thats really cool i liked it...
arent there 5 elements?? but yea, that tickled my fancy
It was fun, but easy
Captain Planet!
He's our hero!
jk
He's our hero!
jk
May 08, 2005
This was annoying and boring i didn't like it at all but keep trying
good job i liked it
Very nice. I liked how you worded the clues.
yeah i agree with princess i didn't get it (no surprise ) but i really liked the water and wind clues
great job that was awesome
great job that was awesome
uuuuummmmm...........i dont get it....how can like water, fire, earth and wind be brothers....it dont make sense... but thats just me
great riddle, but too easy!
(to the previous commenter: water runs, fire eats, earth drinks, wind sings)
(to the previous commenter: water runs, fire eats, earth drinks, wind sings)
stumped me. i was on the right track, but i didn't get fire and earth. thought it was water wind water wind, but then it would be two brothers and not four...
great teaser!
great teaser!
I got it right away! Great teaser!
easy..I'm really into all the elements so i got it right away
Great riddle i got it!
Woo, hoo. I got it to!
Nicely written Chidam. I'd have made it four sisters!
I love this Chidam, one of my favourites..
well what do u mean "born together?"
this was... great... it was really easy tho!!
That was a really good one! I was looking at it for ages and gave up so I looked at the answer then I realised how obvious it was!
Great job
Great job
Good reworking of an oldie. In china the fifth element is wood.
Hi Everybody,
I also agree that the teaser was somewhat too easy. My answer for the first brother was Time rather than Water. I think Water is inaccurate, for though it does run but it wearies when the source dries out. Time on the other hand runs and does not weary because it does not depend on a source.
I also agree that the teaser was somewhat too easy. My answer for the first brother was Time rather than Water. I think Water is inaccurate, for though it does run but it wearies when the source dries out. Time on the other hand runs and does not weary because it does not depend on a source.
Well, I'm glad so many liked it. I like it except for: they are all born together. That just totally threw me off, because I don't know how they are supposed to be born together. I knew there was a fifth element also, wood, that two others mentioned. I got water, but like I said: "born together..." stopped me froom getting the whole thing. Nonetheless, I liked how it was written. Thanks!
I guess they were born together either in the "Big Bang" or in "Creation". Take your pick. Or maybe come up with a new answer for us all."
Got it, I actually got lucky because I watched a show about Angels and Demons, which mention the elements.
WHERE AND WHEN WERE THEY BORN? WHO GAVE THEM BIRTH?
I ENJOYED THE ANSWER, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS WRITTEN WELL.
I ENJOYED THE ANSWER, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS WRITTEN WELL.
Thanks - great teaser.
Thank-you, for my first smile this morning. It was fun and hard to figure out...but I looked at the answer and wammed myself. Good one, this one is one of my favorite teasers!
I too did not get the "born together" reference - it threw me off. After seeing the answer, it sort of makes sense I guess.
Could get only two.
Okay....I don't really see how the earth drinks. Whatever. Cute idea.
somehow i got this. i was thinking the four elements of the zodiac, so maybe that has something to do with the "born" thing. i think this is worded nicly. good job.
Hmmmmm.....
I kinda agree with imurray. I know, scary, but how were the elements born, and why are they brothers? Interesting riddle though. thank you.
Good teaser, I also got it right away but I bump into this a lot.
I think some people are hitting a "bump in the road", namely that they are thinking of the four elements as the item itself. The element "Water" does not only refer to what we drink or swim in, but rather the overall idea of fluidity and cohesion. Earth is the idea of solidity and foundation, Fire as energy and combustion, Air as motion, vibration and pressure. Life could not exist without all four, thus they are brothers and must be "born together" to create life.
I somewhat argue Wood or Metal as base elements as they must be created through all four of the other elements. However, that is just my own opinion.
I think some people are hitting a "bump in the road", namely that they are thinking of the four elements as the item itself. The element "Water" does not only refer to what we drink or swim in, but rather the overall idea of fluidity and cohesion. Earth is the idea of solidity and foundation, Fire as energy and combustion, Air as motion, vibration and pressure. Life could not exist without all four, thus they are brothers and must be "born together" to create life.
I somewhat argue Wood or Metal as base elements as they must be created through all four of the other elements. However, that is just my own opinion.
The brothers part tripped me up, but I likes it!
i got it, but i thought wind ran and water sang...which makes sense in a way, rite? but yeah i have no common sense.
Good one!
This one made me think! and think! I loved the answer. I had to look before I got it.
Some people just don't appreciate good teasers... Great job, chidam!!!
Nice one Chidam Ya got me good
Good old riddle rewritten. Good job.
You got me. I only guessed water.
I have to say I didn't feel the "brothers" clue fit nor the "born together".
Sometimes the wind really howls loudly (especially during hurricanes and tornadoes) and sometimes the earth floods and isn't thirsty.
I appreciate the poetry. Guess this one just wasn't for me.
I have to say I didn't feel the "brothers" clue fit nor the "born together".
Sometimes the wind really howls loudly (especially during hurricanes and tornadoes) and sometimes the earth floods and isn't thirsty.
I appreciate the poetry. Guess this one just wasn't for me.
Chidam this was great! Very nice job! Can't claim any native American blood, but I used to enjoy Earth Wind and Fire music so it was just a quick thought of what ran and water fit the bill. I also enjoyed the explanation of brotherhood and birth. Keep them coming.
Well, I could quibble about the four *brothers* part, since Earth and Water are female elements in astrology, but I love the poetry. It was beautiful! Thanks for such a great riddle.
hey, cool... lykd it a lot! i got it, 2! yay... i was think'n of the planeteers wen i red this... u no, from captain planet... haha... well, thanx 4 this...
that was ok, but i didnt get it right of the bat
PS: o yeah... ignor the pers'n hu cmmnted b4 me... they probli ddn't get it... it rili was a gud 1...
Thank You all very much for your valuble comments.
YAY!!! I got all ....Really good.Keep it up.
Easy but well written. I think some people are taking it too literally and need to think more metaphorically and just have fun!!!
hmmmmm.... i should have gotten that
to easy but fun
Not bad, but I'm sure it is Mother earth, not Brother!
Good teaser!
Another easy oldie.
too easy
NICE1!!!
I must have heard something like this before, because I got it easily.
I don't understand "born together", but otherwise well written. Thanks.
I don't understand "born together", but otherwise well written. Thanks.
Great riddle! I loved it, even though I got it right away. Of course, I only got it because the same riddle in slightly longer verse appears in a Chinese mythology book I have.
As for the four brothers born at the same time, the book I have explains that when the giant of creation, Pangu, died: his breath became the god of the wind; his flesh became the god of earth and soil; his blood became the god of waters; and his spirit became the god of fire.
Side note: nowhere in my book does it mention any goddesses. Can we say male ego dominance?
As for the four brothers born at the same time, the book I have explains that when the giant of creation, Pangu, died: his breath became the god of the wind; his flesh became the god of earth and soil; his blood became the god of waters; and his spirit became the god of fire.
Side note: nowhere in my book does it mention any goddesses. Can we say male ego dominance?
FOR THE FIRST ONE,I ALSO GOT TIME! For the thirst one, I thought a river or body of water. Oh well!
I thought it was GREAT I didn't get it but I'm not very good at these brain teasers. Good jo Chidam
a bit too easy..I figured it out before I even read past the 1st line...but well done anyway
As a few said over the years, I also don't understand how they are brothers, or "born together" for that matter.
Agree with zykezex.
Go back a few comments and you will see blackwolfe explained the 4 brothers born together. I got this one easily, for the second time, but I was also unsure of the brothers part. Thanks to blackwolfe I learned something new today.
Blackwolfe and Chidam must have read the same book (from Wikipedia for educational purposes) "After the 18,000 years had elapsed, Pangu died. His breath became the wind, mist and clouds; his voice, thunder; his left eye, the sun; his right eye, the moon; his head, the mountains and extremes of the world; his blood, rivers; his muscles, fertile land; his facial hair, the stars and Milky Way; his fur, bushes and forests; his bones, valuable minerals; his bone marrow, sacred diamonds; his sweat, rain; and the fleas on his fur carried by the wind became animals." It's a poem, why not.
its so easy, it couldn't need more think
I didn't really like this one. I thought about Earth, Wind, Water and Fire, but the Earth drinking doesn't really make sense, and Wind (I actually thought "Air") can be very loud, so I thought that couldn't be the answer. Oh well.
I got this one right away. There was a similar one not too long ago along the same lines. Nicely written riddle though.
I love this riddle. Beautifully abstract, yet possible to solve. I thought all of the descriptions worked very well. Top notch high quality creative writing. Just wonderful.
I got it, but I'm not entirely sure which is which. Can someone please explain?
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