Riddles1

1. What is that wipes its face with two hands all days?

2. I see him, but he does not see me.

3. What four letters would frighten a thief?

4. The white man with a black hat.

5. There is a woman who wears a crown
      and has eyes all over.

6. Flying high in the sky
      In a disciplined life;
      In a early spring, migrating to the north,
      In late autumn, staying in the south.

7. A rock was split and a rock was seen;
      That rock was split and silver was seen;
      In the well of silver, water was seen.

8. Who am I?
      I wear a white petticoat and I have a red nose.
     The longer I stand, the shorter I grow.
     who am I?

9. The man who has been inside doesn't know it,
      The man who has never been inside does know it.

10. It has three noses, but walks on ten feet;
       It has four tongues, where the noses meet.

11. Too many to count,
       But when totalled up,
       they form one whole.
       It jump like a monkey,
       But cannot climb up a door.
       It gives life and preserves it,
       But we both hate and love it.
       Although it hails from teh sky,
       The sky is not its birthplace.
       Gracefully and merrily if falls,
       Strange! some people fear it.
       If we don't take shelter quickly
       We'll be shivering with cold.

12. It is there when touched,
       but not when glanced sideways.

13. When still a bud, it is a heart;
       When ripe, it is like a comb.

14. A bird am I and a male,
       On my head I wear a crown
       And coins galore adorn my tail.

   Answers:
    1. A clock                                            9. A coffin
    2. A mirror                                         10. A man ploughing with a plough draw by two buffaloes.
    3.. O I C U (Oh, I see you!)                       The fourth tongue is that of the plough.
    4. A matchstick                                   11. Rain
    5. A pineapple                                     12. Ear
    6. A wild goose                                   13. A banana
    7. A coconut                                       14. A peacock
    8. A candle