We are little creatures; all of us have different features. One of us in glass is set; one of us you'll find in jet. Another you may see in tin, and the fourth is boxed within . If the fifth you should pursue, it can never fly from you. What are we?
2007-03-14 18:42:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Th e answer is the vowels of the english language...A,E,I,O,U.
A-in gl-A-ss is set
E-you'll find in j-E-t
I-you may see in t-I-n
O-another is b-O-xed within
U-it can never fly from y-O-u
each of the vowels is hidden in a word
this riddle was created by Johnathon Swift of London .
2007-03-14 19:02:39 · answer #1 · answered by cutie_hr 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ugh...the creatures part really gets me. Is that supposed to be literal? I don't know of anything organic in glass and in tin...
Vowels? A,E,I,O,U perhaps?
2007-03-15 01:59:21 · answer #2 · answered by __ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Entertaning poem, and good riddle. You are a vowel (are vowels?)
Anyways * for you :)
2007-03-15 02:10:26 · answer #3 · answered by Your mom goes to college 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was gonna answer with insects in general, but most of the other answers say its vowels.
2007-03-15 02:19:28 · answer #4 · answered by fire_mage21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whoa, everyone guessed vowels, i'm thinking it's different though...hmm, beats me, oh well, worth a guess! erm...i was thinking Butterflies in your stomach, lol.
2007-03-15 02:06:12 · answer #5 · answered by The Crazy B!tch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are vowels....the riddle should actually have this line called" we are little AIRY creatures".
thats what my puzzle book said......
2007-03-15 02:21:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the vowels
2007-03-15 02:08:02 · answer #7 · answered by sum guy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The vowels >> a, e, i, o, u
2007-03-15 01:58:18 · answer #8 · answered by show man 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ants
your a poem that rhymes even
2007-03-15 01:47:32 · answer #9 · answered by gregs111 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vowels, i believe!!
2007-03-15 07:37:30 · answer #10 · answered by cairo_kittens 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋