Riddle #5
May 23rd, 2006 at 9:17 am (Moderate)
Often we are covered with wisdom and wit,
and oft with a cloth where the dinner guests sit;
In beauty around you and over your head,
we are countless, though numbered when bound to be read.
Answer: [Leaves]
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bharathi devi said,
May 24, 2006 at 12:29 am
the answer i think is name plates/name boards set on the dining table denoting who should sit where
NEELU FER said,
May 24, 2006 at 2:42 am
HAIR
Nawaf said,
May 24, 2006 at 3:19 pm
Hair
marty said,
May 24, 2006 at 7:38 pm
Hair is an interesting guess… however the answer is actually:
“Leaves”
This was a challenge though, since it used the double meaning of the word. ie. covered with wisdom and wit refers to text on the leaves of a book.
Philly said,
August 26, 2006 at 2:12 pm
Good one! I thought it was either words or paper!
sam said,
December 9, 2006 at 8:33 am
The stars
erikpurne said,
May 15, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Hair? Covered in wisdom and wit? Numbered when bound to be read? Ay…
Anyway, like Philly, I was thinking something along the lines of paper or pages, so leaves, with its double meaning, makes sense, I guess, except for the ‘…cloth where the dinner guests sit’ part, which I don’t get. Can someone explain?
Apples said,
July 5, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Stories?
Dale said,
November 12, 2009 at 11:32 pm
erikpurne; That would be a picnic blanket.