Riddle

A traveler starts a journey. For the first week he goes east. The second he goes in all directions. The third he flies up into the sky. In the fourth he comes back down. Who is the traveler?

Choose an answer

A.A bird
B.A cloud
C.A river
D.An iceberg (travels as ice, flows as water, evaporates to sky, falls as rain).
Hint: It's a 14-word phrase with 59 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

An iceberg (travels as ice, flows as water, evaporates to sky, falls as rain).

Why this is the answer

Think of the full water cycle: solid ice, flowing liquid, rising vapor, and falling precipitation.

This riddle is filed under Planet Riddles and rated Hard.

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