#RIDDLES Riddle1 {Cthe guardian says 'I never was, am always to be,'.{x {Cthe guardian says 'No one ever saw me, nor ever will,'.{x {Cthe guardian says 'And yet I am the confidence of all,'.{x {Cthe guardian states 'To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball.'.{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ future~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ tomorrow~ {Cthe guardian exclaims 'Well done, you have solved my puzzle!'.{x the guardian makes a few gestures and the gateway shimmers to life.~ Riddle2 {Cthe guardian says 'Why did the chicken cross the road?'.{x The guardian grins evilly.~ side~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ to get to the other side~ finish~ Riddle3 {Cthe guardian says 'At night they come without being fetched,".{x {Cthe guardian says 'And by day they are lost without being stolen.'.{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ moon~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ stars~ finish~ Riddle4 {Cthe guardian says 'There was a green house.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Inside the green house there was a white house'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Inside the white house there was a red house.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Inside the red house there were lots of babies.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ tomato~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ watermelon~ finish~ Riddle5 {Cthe guardian says 'The beginning of eternity.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'The end of space."{x {Cthe guardian says 'The begining of every end,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'And the end of every place.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ letter~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ letter e~ finish~ Riddle6 {Cthe guardian says 'Runs over fields and woods all day.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Under the bed at night sits not alone,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'With a long tongue hanging out,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'A-waiting for a bone.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ boots~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ shoes~ finish~ Riddle7 {Cthe guardian says 'I pass before the sun,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'But cast not a shadow.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ air~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ wind~ finish~ Riddle8 {Cthe guardian says 'I am sometimes strong and sometimes weak,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'But I am nobody's fool.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'For there is no language that I cannot speak,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Though I have never attended school.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ sound~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ echo~ finish~ Riddle9 {Cthe guardian says 'We love it more than life.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'We fear it more than death.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'The wealthy want for it.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'The poor have it in plenty.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ zero~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ nothing~ finish~ Riddle10 {Cthe guardian says 'I cover cities and destory mountains,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'I make men blind, yet help them see.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ water~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ sand~ finish~ Riddle11 {Cthe guardian says 'What runs around a city but never moves?'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ water~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ wall~ finish~ Riddle12 {Cthe guardian says 'I have rivers without water,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Forests without trees,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Mountains without rocks'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Towns without houses.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ water~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ map~ finish~ Riddle13 {Cthe guardian says 'Ten Men's Strength,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Ten Men's Length,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Ten Men can't break it,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Yet a young boy walks off with it'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ water~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ rope~ finish~ Riddle14 {Cthe guardian says 'I run through hills,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'I veer around mountains.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'I leap over rivers'{x {Cthe guardian says 'and crawl through the forests.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Step out your door to find me. '{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ water~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ road~ finish~ Riddle15 {Cthe guardian says 'Two bodies have I,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'though both joined in one.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'The more still I stand,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'the quicker I run.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ water~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ hourglass~ finish~ Riddle16 {Cthe guardian says 'Double my number, I'm less than a score,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Half of my number is less than four.'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Add one to my double when bakers are near,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'Days of the week are still greater, I fear.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ water~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ six~ finish~ Riddle17 {Cthe guardian says 'What kind of ear cannot hear?'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ water~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ ear of corn~ finish~ Riddle18 {Cthe guardian says 'He who makes me doesn't want me,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'He who buys me doesn't need me,'{x {Cthe guardian says 'He who uses me doesn't care.'{x The guardian grins evilly. {Cthe guardian asks 'Of what do I speak?'.{x~ water~ {Cthe guardian mutters 'Not quite, but you're on the right track...'.{x~ casket~ finish~ # #$