Category: From the Mouths of Babes

RIDDLES

One morning, the teacher posed a riddle to the class:

“There are four birds on a tree. A naughty child throws a stone at the tree and hits one bird. How many birds are left on the tree?”

“Three birds,” - shouted Moishe’le, happy that for once he knew the answer.

“There is a certain logic in your reply,” - said the teacher, - “but the correct answer is: None! The remaining birds were frightened and flew away.”

Moishe’le was quite mad for being taken in by such a simple question and asked the teacher if he may pose a riddle too. With her pupil’s reputation, the teacher was none too happy about the idea, but being a fair person, let him continue.

“On a hot, summer day, three women each have a cone of ice cream. One of them licks the ice cream, the other sucks it and the third just eats it up. Which of the women is married?”

The teacher felt trapped, but hazarded a reply:

“It seems probable, that the one who sucks the ice cream.”

“The correct answer is: The one, with a ring on her finger,” - said Moishe’le gleefully, - “but your answer has a certain logic to it.”

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