HardNature Riddle
A traveler came to the river side, with a donkey bearing an obelisk. But he did not venture to ford the tide, for he had too good an *. What is the missing word?
Riddle
A traveler came to the river side, with a donkey bearing an obelisk. But he did not venture to ford the tide, for he had too good an *. What is the missing word?
Choose an answer
A.Ass
B.Instinct
C.Sense
D.Asterisk.
Hint: It's a word with 8 letters, starting with "A".
Answer
Asterisk.
Why this is the answer
The rhyme requires a word matching 'obelisk,' and 'a-*-risk' completed with 'ster' spells 'asterisk,' punning on 'ass to risk,' meaning the donkey was too valuable to risk losing in the river.
This riddle is filed under Planet Riddles and rated Hard.