Once, again, Mr. Punch, with my help, is offering up a true Victorian riddle. The first person to answer correctly--by posting in the comments--will receive public congratulations.
So, here's this week's riddle. We ask that you don't Google the answer. Mr. Punch would not find that sporting at all. Give it a shot and see what you can come up with. Here we go... No cheating...
We dwell in cottages of straw,
And labour much for little gains;
Sweet food from us our masters draw,
And then with death reward our pains.
And labour much for little gains;
Sweet food from us our masters draw,
And then with death reward our pains.
And the answer is...
BEES!
Or lomein. Or strawberries. I don't care. The best part is your answers which are superior. Well done, everyone! Come back next Friday for another of Mr. Punch's Puzzles.
BEES!
Or lomein. Or strawberries. I don't care. The best part is your answers which are superior. Well done, everyone! Come back next Friday for another of Mr. Punch's Puzzles.
21 comments:
The Brady Bunch.
That was not a house of straw. There was nothing natural about it.
Little pigs.
You mean toes?
Stage actors.
You know what my first tight was but I'll say birds.
Close. Munchkins, tool
Is it ants?
No, it's aunts.
If not the Bradys then maybe the Partridge Family.
Only Danny.
A one way monkey.
It's those maniac kids that were licking cakes the other day.
Could be, Darcy. One way monkeys do tend to labor for little reward.
Dashwood has a good point, too. Cake lickers often find death as their reward.
Maybe it's hippies.
Dirty, filthy hippies.
I agree that it's one of the little pigs.
Well, I disagree.
Could it be cows.
No, I don't think it could.
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