Why Do People Speak in Riddles?

People use riddles to make things more fun and mysterious. Like when a wizard says, 'I am not alive, but I can grow,', it's like a game! You have to guess what the answer is, and that makes you think harder and feel smart.

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Examples

  1. A king asked his daughter, 'What has keys but cannot open locks?' She answered, 'A piano.'
  2. A teacher said to her students, 'I have no voice, yet I speak to you. What am I?' The class guessed, 'An echo!'
  3. A boy challenged his friend with the riddle, 'What goes up when the rain comes down?' His friend smiled and said, 'An umbrella.'

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