Riddle 201
What does man love more than life,
hate more than death or mortal strife;
That which contented men desire,
the poor have, the rich require;
The miser spends, the spendthrift saves,
and all men carry to their graves?
Nothing
Riddle 202
To exit from this awful place,
The eastern corridor you must pace
And chant the magic words:
OWAH
TAGOO
SIAM
The correct pronounciation of OWAH TAGOO SIAM is "Oh, what a goose I am".
Riddle 203
A life longer than any man,
it dies each year to be reborn.
A tree
Riddle 204
In the eyes it causes blindness,
in the nose just a sneeze;
Yet some suck this down,
and act as if pleased.
Smoke
Riddle 205
It stands alone, with no bone or solid form.
Adamant, it prospers never wrong,
though hurt it may.
Twistable, malleable, might it be,
but always straight as an arrow.
Truth
Riddle 206
What sphinxes employ,
the players enjoy.
A riddle
Riddle 207
A man of a hundred stood out in the cold,
Exchanged his gay headdress, of colors
most bold,
For one of pure ivory, just now a day old.
But though freshly dressed, the old man
stood alone -
It was his misfortune to live on a wold.
A tree. It is late autumn, and snow has just fallen over the brightly colored leaves. Trees of course live to a great age and would be a rarity on a grassy plain (i.e. a wold)
Riddle 208
There's someone that I'm always near,
Yet in the dark I disappear.
To this one only I am loyal,
Though in his wake I'm doomed to toil.
He feels me not (we always touch);
If I were lost, he'd not lose much.
And now I come to my surprise,
For you are he - but who am I?
Your shadow
Riddle 209
I'm often held, yet rarely touched;
I'm always wet, yet never rust;
I'm sometimes wagged and sometimes bit;
To use me well, you must have wit.
Tongue
Riddle 210
The only tool which sharper grows
Whenever used in any row.
Tongue. A "row" is an argument or quarrel
Riddle 211
In the window she sat weeping.
And with each tear her life went seeping.
A candle
Riddle 212
I'm not really more than holes tied to more holes;
I'm strong as good steel, though not as stiff as a pole.
A chain
Riddle 213
I've little strength, but mighty powers;
I guard small hovels and great towers.
But if perchance my master leaves,
He must ensure he safeguards me.
A key
Riddle 214
The floor's on top, the roof's beneath,
And from this place I rarely leave.
Yet with the passing of each day,
A new horizon greets my gaze.
A sailor on a ship
Riddle 215
Delivered by breath,
scares heroes to death.
A riddle
Riddle 216
In daytime I lie pooled about,
At night I cloak like a mist.
I creep inside shut boxes and
Inside your tightened fist.
You see me best when you can't see,
For I do not exist.
Darkness
Riddle 217
Devils and rogues know nothing else,
save starlight.
Darkness
Riddle 218
Both king and horse have this, of course,
But you'll want neither of them, perforce.
Reigns / reins
Riddle 219
My little fish-pond.
It contains one fish.
It has three outlets.
A coconut
Riddle 220
My spring up on the cliff,
Three walls and you reach water
A coconut
