2006-11-13 23:51:58 · 13 answers · asked by Veronica B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
a human being
as a baby, a person moves around by crawling using his arms and legs. (2 legs + 2 arms = 4 legs)
as an adult, he moves around on his legs. (2 legs)
when he gets old, he walks around with a cane. (2 legs + 1 cane = 3 legs)
2006-11-14 00:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by blue22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man in the morning a baby it crawls in the day time that is adult fully grown two legs three legs in end is old age needs a walking stick
2006-11-14 00:09:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Riddle of the Sphinx
© Copyright 2002, Jim Loy
In Greek mythology, the Sphinx sat outside of Thebes and asked this riddle of all travelers who passed by. If the traveler failed to solve the riddle, then the Sphinx killed him/her. And if the traveler answered the riddle correctly, then the Sphinx would destroy herself. The riddle:
What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?
Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx destroyed herself.
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The solution: A man, who crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult, and walks with a cane in old age.
Of course morning, noon, and night are metaphors for the times in a man's (person's) life. Such metaphors are common in riddles. There were two Thebes, apparently this Thebes was the one in Greece. And this Sphinx was apparently not the one at Giza, in Egypt.
2006-11-14 00:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Basement Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
infants use 2 hands and then the 2 legs in crawling.
when the infant becomes mature it walks on 2 legs.
when a human get olds,its bones and muscles get weak and they start to using canes or walking sticks.
the answer is a human being.
2006-11-14 00:08:01 · answer #4 · answered by Eternal Law 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans!
baby crawls on four legs (two hands includeed)
then human grows and walks on 2 legs
the elderly uses a walking stick (2 legs + 1 stick = 3!)
clever eh? ;)
2006-11-13 23:56:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Man. That's the RIddle of the Sphinx!
2006-11-13 23:59:45 · answer #6 · answered by CrankyYankee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Oedipus Rex lately? Good stuff.
2006-11-14 00:00:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a human being
2006-11-13 23:58:19 · answer #8 · answered by Sarah S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummmmmm humans
clever tho
2006-11-13 23:59:33 · answer #9 · answered by mummy to 3 miracles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think spider
2006-11-13 23:56:40 · answer #10 · answered by stranger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋