I have happened upon a dragon! His riddle for me was the following! Please answer quick so that he won't eat me!
What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?
2007-03-22 13:11:49 · 8 answers · asked by green.eclipse 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Man. when he is a baby he crawls, adults walk, and old people use canes. That was the sphinx not a dragon.
2007-03-22 13:49:08 · answer #1 · answered by DarthZuri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A human.
BTW - if a dragon has asked you this, he isn't very smart! I've heard it several times.
Babies crawl - four legs. "Morning" of your life, it's just started.
Kids - adults walk; two legs. "afternoon" - middle of your life.
Old People - three. Two legs and a cane. "Evening" - near the end of your life.
2007-03-22 13:27:08 · answer #2 · answered by Firefly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans!
In the beginning of a person's life, a baby crawls on all fours.
During the middle if their life, their walk on their own two legs.
When a person gets old, they start using a cane, which is the third leg.
2007-03-22 13:18:50 · answer #3 · answered by Kharm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A man.
He crawls on all fours in the morning of his life (as a baby), walks on two legs as a grown up, and uses a cane in the evening of his life.
It wasn't a dragon, it was a sphinx. If you answer correctly, she will die. If you answer incorrectly, she will eat you.
2007-03-22 13:25:25 · answer #4 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy, man.
As a child (in the morning) one crawls.
As a adult (in the afternoon) one walks.
As an old person (in the evening) one relies on a cane.
This is a very old riddle.
2007-03-22 13:16:24 · answer #5 · answered by Taliesin Pen Beirdd 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Something sphinx about that riddle.
2007-03-22 13:16:19 · answer #6 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they said it man
2007-03-23 03:38:55 · answer #7 · answered by DRAGON 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duh. Humans.
The Sphinx asked that first. Oedipus answered it correctly.
Crawling, walking, walking with a cane.
2007-03-22 13:16:22 · answer #8 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋