Brain Teasers
By Nature I Am Simple
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
By nature I am simple and have no wisdom in any way,
but now every wise man will follow my tracks;
now I dwell on earth, erewhile I roamed on high through the heavens;
I am white in appearance, though I leave black traces.
but now every wise man will follow my tracks;
now I dwell on earth, erewhile I roamed on high through the heavens;
I am white in appearance, though I leave black traces.
Hint
*X<3 Were WritAnswer
A quill.A quill has no wisdom of its own, but the wisest of men and women have used them. They used to reside in the heavens because they were once the feathers of birds who flew through the air. It leaves the black trace from the ink, though the feather is usually white.
The hint, *X<3 means star-crossed lovers, words used to describe Romeo and Juliet, originally written in quill, by William Shakespeare.
Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
What Next?
View a Similar Brain Teaser...
If you become a registered user you can vote on this riddle, keep track of which ones you have seen, and even make your own.
Solve a Puzzle
Comments
Very nicely done & clever, too! Difficult enough to make me think. Figured it was a writing instrument but the part about the heavens threw me off... until I started thinking wings & feathers. Good job!
wow
that was hard
in a good way, very nice!
that was hard
in a good way, very nice!
how are we supoced to know
cool... 'speciali lykd the hint...
" *X
" *X
darn it, my cmmnt got erased... blah... nehu, i still say it was nys...
ow...........my head.........to clever.............
earth to teaser creator: dude, the hint is supposed to be HELPFUL!
To post a comment, please create an account and sign in.
Follow Braingle!