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Beauty of the Lake
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
Though my gray beginnings are not so pretty,
I grow quite well into my beauty.
Alabaster white or black as night,
My grace is known world wide.
I may make my home in the chilly Arctic,
I'm also known well down under,
From North America to South America I may be known to trumpet.
As a female I may Pen my name,
While the males may prefer to pick at a Cob.
But near or far my beauty is known by lore and by myth.
I grow quite well into my beauty.
Alabaster white or black as night,
My grace is known world wide.
I may make my home in the chilly Arctic,
I'm also known well down under,
From North America to South America I may be known to trumpet.
As a female I may Pen my name,
While the males may prefer to pick at a Cob.
But near or far my beauty is known by lore and by myth.
Hint
My stories may make me a prince or a princess,But I was famous as an ugly duckling.
Answer
A swan.A female swan is a pen and a male swan is a cob.
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Pretty Cool!!! I got it when i saw the hint!!!
WELL WRITTEN, I THINK IT IS GREAT....AND I GOT IT TOO
The title of the teaser gave it away.
I really liked this,and the title is wonderful. There were so many things it could have been, the title reminded me of "The Lady of The Lake" of King Arthur. I got it when I saw the hint. Very well done keep them coming princess
Didn't know that swans were called pens and cobs.....Great teaser.
I had to look at the hint, so I don't count it as " I got it " , great teaser!!
i had to see the hint, but i kindda got it at alabaster white.fun teaser.
new to this but got it right at the beginning with the grey clue at the start fantastic keep up the good work
omg i'm so slow..i was thinking, "snow...??" wow. i wanted to kick myself when i saw the hint and got it, though...
wonderful teaser - always nice to learn as we have fun. Hope to see more from you soon.
i was thinking a sunrise. i didnt no wat cobs were...
Nicely done! Lovely poetry! Got it right away but it makes my favs anyway!
very good one! i have swans on the brain since i'm reading about them, so i got it right away. you should take up poetry too.
good one ,nicely done
Great Job- and I even got it!
very nice
I wouldn't have thought of swans in the arctic, but sho' 'nuff, it googles! Nicely done.
Nicely done!
Very nice riddle. A+
"Well, I swan
I must be gettin' on.
Gitty up Napoleon
It looks like rain."
You kids probably never heard that one. Your qiuiz made me think of it.
Nice one!
I must be gettin' on.
Gitty up Napoleon
It looks like rain."
You kids probably never heard that one. Your qiuiz made me think of it.
Nice one!
Wasn't sure, but the cob gave it away. Nice teaser.
I guessed swan straight away from the early referrence to The Ugly Duckling. Reading on just made it even more obvious. Though quite easy, still enjoyable.
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That was very well done but very easy.
I liked it but didn't even have to look at the answer because it was so easy.
I like these very much. Thanks for posting.
I liked it but didn't even have to look at the answer because it was so easy.
I like these very much. Thanks for posting.
To answer Little Green man's question yesterday.. I am probably the only one who read it as there is no one on this sight anymore except a couple. The reason is there are no new ones to work. We have all done them before and I think you and I are the only ones that come back to see what has been added, if any. There are no new people coming on the sight, and how can you get them to even know about it? If you have answers, tell us please or at least me and the couple of people that are left.
I read it through twice before the answer popped into my brain! Nicely written.
there are a few of us newbies.
Nice teaser; simple yet well written
Nice teaser; simple yet well written
I stopped midway through because I was sure the answer was penguin.
I got this one right away, the trumpet part gave it to me. I thought it was well written.
Nice poem. So-so teaser. Sometimes the lines blur. However, I got to read TBTabby's comment, so may day is brightened and I'm smiling!
I did learn the new terms pen and cob. Didn't know that. So that's good!
I did learn the new terms pen and cob. Didn't know that. So that's good!
Fun and entertaining teaser; I got it with the hint. I did not know anything about swans before reading this teaser.
Very good teaser! I was puzzled until I saw the words "Pen" and "Cob" and then it clicked.
fun teaser
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