Thread: Загадки

Nice riddles!
Brava!

Thanks, Soft sign!

If Russian is too easy for you try that English one that I posted.

This horse rarely goes out during the day, but it can easily wake you up.

Here's an original загадка by me, in both Russian and English (apologies if there are problems with the Russian grammar!) It's not very difficult, but maybe Russian learners will find the vocabularly useful.

Russian version:

В образе яичка скрывается матка без женщины.
В матке скрывается сольнце без неба.
А пока не исчезнит это сольнце
С петуха никак не будет кукареканья!

English version:

In the shape of a testicle hides a womb without a woman.
In the womb hides a sun without a sky.
And until this sun has vanished
A rooster will never go "cock-a-doodle-do"!

Russian answer:
(Куриное) яйцо
English answer:
(Chicken) egg

Incidentally, this riddle is not TOTALLY original, because it was inspired by an article I read in a folklore class, discussing the possible pre-Christian significance of an "Easter egg." As in the riddle, there are several different symbols that the ancient pagans might have seen in the egg. If the last two lines aren't clear, I meant that the yolk (желток) is completely absorbed into the tissues of the developing baby bird...

It is a nice riddle! I liked the English version more, it sounds more poetic. Maybe it is just me but in Russian the words you chose sound too anatomical.
I think you should have posted the riddles themselves in plain text, it would be easier.
The problem with Russian version is that you kinda give out the answer in the first line by using the word with same root. Maybe you should use something like "oval form" instead?