HardRhyming Riddle
A hundred years I once did live, and often wholesome food did give, yet all that time I ne'er did roam, so much as a half a mile from my home, my days were spent devoid of strife, until at last I lost my life. And since my death – I pray give ear, I oft have traveled far and near.
Riddle
A hundred years I once did live, and often wholesome food did give, yet all that time I ne'er did roam, so much as a half a mile from my home, my days were spent devoid of strife, until at last I lost my life. And since my death – I pray give ear, I oft have traveled far and near.
Choose an answer
A.An oak
B.A cow
C.A ship
D.A tree
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 5 letters, starting with "A".
Answer
A tree
Why this is the answer
A tree can live for a century without ever moving from where it's rooted, providing shade and fruit through its life, but after being cut down and made into lumber -- a ship's timbers, say -- it can travel the world.
This riddle is filed under Rhyming Riddles and rated Hard.
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