Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Ending the Year With a Difficult Riddle

An iron horse with a flaxen tail.
The faster the horse runs,
the shorter his tail becomes.

What is it?

(HINT: Think Small)

8 comments:

Dad said...

Am I a rocket

mom said...

i do not know

Laura said...

Sorry Dad, the answer is not a rocket, good guess though.

And Mom, the answer is not "I do not know".

Keep thinking, I told you it was a hard one!

Kathleen Ryan said...

ooh i liked rocket. but no, huh? flaxen...flaxen....hm

Anonymous said...

A Needle and Thread

Laura said...

Yes Anonymous, you are correct.

The answer is a Needle & Thread.

Good riddling!

Kathleen Ryan said...

wow

i was just thinking sewing machine but it didn't seem right. I can't believe my mind didn't go to needle and thread!

Good job Anon!

Mom said...

who are you anonymous? Do you have a real name?