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Guarded Queen
I am a queen, beautiful and
Covered with a sweet fragrance,
Guarded by five guardsmen,
Two of them clean-shaven,
Two of them unshaven,
And the last one half-shaven.
What am I?
Covered with a sweet fragrance,
Guarded by five guardsmen,
Two of them clean-shaven,
Two of them unshaven,
And the last one half-shaven.
What am I?
Answer
A Rose.When you look at a rose, the colored petals forming the rose represent the queen.
The five green leaf-like flaps below the petals, called sepals, represent the five guardsmen.
At closer inspection, you will see these five leaves have very distinct characteristics.
Two of them are clean-shaven, meaning smooth edges on both sides.
Two of them are unshaven, meaning on both sides of the leaf there are small little tentacles, sometimes very fine, sometimes larger.
And the last one is half-shaven, meaning one smooth edge and one 'tentacle' edge.
Another interesting thing is that you'll always find a smooth edge and a 'tentacle' edge next to each other.
Go and have a look! All true roses have these characteristics!
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I enjoyed this teaser. I thought you wrote it nicely. Beautiful way to describe a rose. Clever. Fun and not to easy either. Hope to see more from you as well
Thank you for your comment Sunrose. My dad told me the story of the rose when I was still a little girl. It still facinates me after so many years.
Interesting observation.
I guessed it must be rose (or something like it), but I can't imagine too many people would have observed one that closely!
That was great. I can't wait to check it out, but all our roses are gone for the winter. I hope I still remember this when they come back.
WJSMama....Maybe you'll get some for Valentine's Day!!
That was a great teaser, xsagirl!! Funny thing is, I guessed a rose, but it was just a random guess... pure luck!! Good job!
That was a great teaser, xsagirl!! Funny thing is, I guessed a rose, but it was just a random guess... pure luck!! Good job!
Thank you for your comment choptlivva. Glad you enjoyed it!
WJSMama... I too hope someone gives you roses soon.
WJSMama... I too hope someone gives you roses soon.
Nice one! I also thought of rose. Very well written and explained. I never knew that!! Good job!!
Wow, I was thinking a bee... or something
LOL...I thought bee as well, but I don't know why. The teaser was wonderfully written and the answer both interesting and informative.
Thanks Brainy, Aceinator and kimberlykay! This was one of my first teasers and I'm glad everybody liked it so much! Thanks all!
That's really cool, xsa! Great job!
This was put together very nicely; excellent job! Keep it up!
Fun and informative
I'll have to get my wife some roses for Valentine's Day, just to check this out. Very well done.
Paul, I'm sure your wife will love the roses.
That was fun! I was close, I guessed a flower. Nice Teaser
Well, I certainly learned something about roses today. Thanks.
I, too, figured it had to be a flower, however I did not know the interesting information you supplied about the rose. Not only a beautiful flower, but also a great song Well done Hope to see more.
What a wonderfully refreshing teaser. I absolutely loved it. Didn't get the answer but anyway. Very well written, and how great that it is something your father taught you from when you were little. Right to mfaves
XSAGIRL has done it. Cheers to you.A rose is a beautiful flower.
I got it right away, but had to look at the answer to be sure I was correct.
Very fun and interesting, I had no idea that roses were put together that way!!
Of course, I didn't have a CLUE as to what the answer was!
Of course, I didn't have a CLUE as to what the answer was!
I never knew that about roses, and I tend to be a "plant person"! I guessed "Bearded Iris", because some of the petals have the furry catapillar "beard" on them, but I don't know exactly how many do, don't, etc. Its nice to learn something new, thanks!
I had no idea a rose had these characteristics... ya definately learn something new every day! Thanks for the fun and insiteful teaser.
FASCINATING facts ... thanks for a great lesson that will be fun to pass on!
p.s. Happy Coming-Up-Birthday, xsagirl! Hope you get a buncharoses!!!
That was a good one! I was actually thinking of a bee for a second there. Happy Birthday!!
Thank you everybody for all the very nice comments. I'm glad you like the teaser so much. It is definately one of my favorites too! Wonderful day to all!
Oh, and thank you for the birthday wishes as well. Yep, getting one year older again!
thats just something you would have to know. I liked it, very interesting.
I was thinking bee, too. The thing that threw me is that not all roses have a fragrance. Good one, though. Very beautiful writing.
I got it but my Mom is a rose fannatic and she passed her knowledge on to me. GREAT JOB
I figured it was a flower, but couldn't figure out what kind. Tks for info on rose, very informative
Well, you learnsomething new every day! Very interesting and enjoyable. Great job!
WOW! I had no idea. But I pulled a rose from my wifes garden and sure enough....
dodgerh8ter --> glad you could see it for yourself ...
AMAZING TEASER!
on a scale of one to ten i give it a solid 11. Great job, going in my faves, this is amazing--you must be a very observative person!
on a scale of one to ten i give it a solid 11. Great job, going in my faves, this is amazing--you must be a very observative person!
it took me a second to figure it out but i eventually came up with the answer and it was right!
Oh my,I also guessed a bee. I think the queen part got some of us thinking that's what it was.lol. My fave flowers happen to be yellow roses,too. I learned something today!
I don't know how much sense this Teaser makes, if any at all. The only thoughts I had reading this Teaser were Razors, or something sharp. Rose Leafs, clean shaven, or course, are still ambigy. I guess the Teaser was steel fun for those in the No.
Oh, by the way Happy Birthday.
And, I must apologize to the World of Men. You know, the Rose situation....
And, I must apologize to the World of Men. You know, the Rose situation....
arrrrrg i thought it was a pansy....seemed to remember some story kinda like that about a pansy...guess not...oh well cute teaser
I liked it. I guessed a queen from a chess board, I dont know why.
I thought it was Cinderella. He he. Nice! Really good!
oh that was hard but fun... im sure not to many people knew that i that it had to do with a deck of cards....don't know why
soooo cute!
Wow that was really cool nice job!!!
Awsome!!! Very good, and educational, no? Keep 'em comin'!
Well, I was thinking of a flower, but only because of the fragrance clue. I had no idea where the guards came into it. Nice riddle!
Loved your informative teaser! Didn't know that about roses.
Loved this teaser. Great job.
The purple rose is the symbol for Cystic Fibrosis. When a CF patient is taught to say thier disease they are taught to say 65 roses.
The story goes a little boy(who didn't know he had Cystic Fibrosis) overheard his mother trying to raise money for research and when his mom got off the phone he told her "Mom I know what you are trying to do. You're trying to get money for 65 roses." Needless to say the mother broke down crying and said yes that's what I'm trying to do.
The story goes a little boy(who didn't know he had Cystic Fibrosis) overheard his mother trying to raise money for research and when his mom got off the phone he told her "Mom I know what you are trying to do. You're trying to get money for 65 roses." Needless to say the mother broke down crying and said yes that's what I'm trying to do.
I knew the answer had to be some kind of flower. I guessed a bearded iris, but knew that was wrong. Didn't know all the arcana about rose sepals.
The answer is partially true. I raise pink rose bud bushes and they are do not have this characteristic.
I did not even come close on this one. Very good teaser with information I never heard before. One of my faves. Loved it !
I had decided it was a flower, but didn't know which one - I was thinking about an iris. But, this is a very interesting teaser. Thanks!
I dunno... how obscure does a factoid get before you shouldn't make a riddle about it? I mean, I can make a riddle about the stuff on my desk, and all that makes it is impossible to guess.
Pretty easy riddle. Good one, though!
Interesting riddle, but I didn't know the answer! Thanks - I learned a few things!
Just because you can make up something does not make it a teaser- more like a confuser. What is the point? To make yourself look clever...... not!
Just because you can make up something does not make it a teaser- more like a confuser. What is the point? To make yourself look clever...... not!
Kinda glad I gave up on this one quickly as I had no chance of ever figuring out this "riddle" on my own. It's borderline Random Useless Trivia to be honest - the kind of inside knowledge only specialty individuals are ever likely to know or care about.
Perhaps keep this sort of entry under Trivia instead of a Brain Teaser?
Perhaps keep this sort of entry under Trivia instead of a Brain Teaser?
Most people liked it, but I did not. You would have to be a horticulturist to get this one. I just do not like the ones where you have to be a specialist of some kind to figure it out. Very sorry, but it is just my opinion.
Yes. A difficult but interesting teaser.
And for those not learning-centered it can be very frustrating.
And frustration can lead to anger and nastiness.
Too bad. Not good for Braingle.
But ... uuuu .... maybe that's why they are called "teasers"?
US (always laughing)
And for those not learning-centered it can be very frustrating.
And frustration can lead to anger and nastiness.
Too bad. Not good for Braingle.
But ... uuuu .... maybe that's why they are called "teasers"?
US (always laughing)
I had read something about this a long time ago in one of those "odd facts" type of books. If not for that, I would not have gotten it.
Wow that was hard
Don't think many people would know the specifics about roses
I noticed that most of the comments are on March 1st from different years Maybe it's been an annual teaser of the day
Interesting trivia. No way I would ever have solved this teaser. I would love to see two categories available for each teaser, or a sub-category. This should be a riddle/trivia or riddle/science teaser.
Although unsolvable (IMO), the description was interesting, and I learned something new.
Although unsolvable (IMO), the description was interesting, and I learned something new.
I had no idea those facts, but I guessed it was a rose after the "sweet fragrance" line. Great teaser!
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