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An Ear to Lend
She's always ready to lend an ear
With hair so light
Too bad you she won't hear
The devil inside her
Is ready to burst
But lucky for you,
Of imps he's not the worst.
What is she?
With hair so light
Too bad you she won't hear
The devil inside her
Is ready to burst
But lucky for you,
Of imps he's not the worst.
What is she?
Hint
Light hair towards the inside, sometimes brownish, but also green on the outsideAnswer
Corn!Legend has it that an imp lived inside corn kernels, and when his home was heated, he got so upset that he burst. From this we got popcorn!
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Didnt have a clue. very clever riddle
Wow!!! I was so far off base, I think I was playing in a different stadium. Good teaser, well written.
Good one. I learned something too.
That's a very interesting legend, good job!
Very difficult!
whoa thats awesome!
congrats on your first teaser!
*hope to see more*
*hope to see more*
thanks everyone! I'm glad you're enjoying the teaser
interesting legend - never heard of it, but now i'm enlightened. thanx!
Ooh, yeah, I got it without the hint. That's a really creative legend.
I got it from the word 'ear' ...very nice
Very Good Teaser, it made me laugh. Enjoyable, and fun. I had heard of this legend only once. Was a refreshing reminder of it. Hope to see more soon!
You threw me off by referring to it as a she Niceone
Nice Riddle. See if you cant rework the rhyme to work better.
the original rhyme to my teaser was a bit better, but i had to edit it for resubmition... but im happy enough with it. If anyone has suggestions let me know!
Thanx
Thanx
i didnt understand it. cuz its in tha list fo a reason.
I just ate corn!
Good job!!
I agree with Devil Bunny. It was so poorly written. Talk about corn! Just my opinion!
I liked it! I thought it was clever and fun!
I had to read the hint, then I knew. Fun, but a little hard.
This one was too hard for me. I couldn't even hazard a guess. Good one.
Good one, Where can I find information on this legend? Does anyone know anything about the origin?
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