07.03.2020
Russian folk riddles about plants, animals, humans, natural phenomena, technology and work, study and recreation. Russian folk riddles about plants, animals, humans, natural phenomena, technology and work, study and recreation 5 6 Russian folk riddles
What do they hammer the nail into?
In a hat
The hut is coalless,
The people living in it are crazy.
Hive
Face the wall
And with your back to the hut
Axe
It’s heavy, not heavy, but you can’t throw it over the hut.
Feather
One father, one mother,
And neither one nor the other is the son?
Daughter
My dear friend
In the tea trust the chairman:
The whole family in the evening
He treats you to tea.
He's a burly and strong guy:
Swallows wood chips without harm.
Although small in stature,
And it puffs like a steam engine.
Samovar
There's a hole in the sky
There's a hole in the ground
And in the middle are fire and water.
Samovar
Hands on hips like a boss
He gets up on the table before everyone else,
Your own stove and kettle -
He'll brew it himself, pour it himself.
Samovar
Two brothers are arguing -
They won't argue
They fight with each other -
They won't disperse
Millstone
Two godfathers of Abakum,
Two godmothers of Avdotya,
Six Phaleleys,
Yes, nine Andreevs.
Sled
Both us and you have a pig stuck
Wedge
The ankle shakes, it is easy to bow.
Axe
I’ll stand taller than the horse,
And I’ll lie down lower than the cat
Rocker
Chicken - on chicken,
And the Little Russian is on the street.
Izba
Here is Asya, lying down,
If only she stood up
Got the sky!
If only I tied the thief’s hands,
If only my legs had caught up with the horse,
If only my eyes had seen it!
As if the language - told!
Road
They run without legs
They scream without a mouth,
They don't know the roads
And others are escorted
Skids
Why can’t you surround the hut?
Water in a sieve
It’s standing tall, the barrels are pecked
Izba
What can’t you get kicked out of the hut?
Dust
A stick through the wall.
Suchek
A goat is lying in a hut.
And the horns are in the yard.
Matica
One hundred guests, one hundred beds,
Everyone has felt.
Logs and moss
Selected horses stand on the field on Romanov,
They drink rainwater and eat marsh grass.
Logs and moss
He doesn't walk, he walks.
It walks on the same runner day and night.
Door in the hut
Two walk, two wander.
The two will come together and kiss.
Swing door
What is there in the world that is more violent?
Wind and water
What's not faster?
Eyes
Little black cow, iron horns,
That's why it's useful; in winter, twice a day,
One day the summer one milks a pebble,
There is no inter-milk movement.
Flint
I slept in stone, I stood up on iron,
He walked up the tree like a falcon flew.
Fire
I'm not on my own, but the strongest
And the worst thing is, and everyone loves me,
And everyone is ruining me.
Fire
What does each village stand on?
On a righteous man
The ram is in the barn,
And the horns are in the wall
Bracket
A little boy is looking at everyone's feet.
Threshold
It stands like a pillar, burning with fire;
No heat, no steam, no coals.
Candle
Turchen flies to storbuchen
And a stroke into the hole.
Lock and key
A little red cockerel is running down the street.
Fire
I'll put it in a golden bowl,
I'll beat you there and turn back.
Poker
A black hen sits on red eggs.
Bowler
The black sheep is all on fire.
Trivet
Three legs, two ears,
Yes, the sixth belly.
Lohan
Not sewn, not cut, but covered in scars
Valenok
No arms, no legs,
It leans in all directions.
Zybka
I was on the Kopanets, I was on the Hlopans,
I was at a fire, I was at the market;
He was young - he fed people,
He became old and began to swaddle,
Died - my bones are worthless
They threw it into a hole, and the dogs didn’t bite.
Pot
I was at the market and found myself on fire.
Pot in the oven
There is a mountain, in the horn there is a hole,
There is a beetle in the hole, and there is water in the beetle.
Furnace and boiler
Little pot-bellied one.
And he protects the whole house.
Lock
What can’t you get out of the hut?
Bake
There is no warmth in winter,
Summer doesn't get any colder
Stove
Yaga stands with horns on his forehead.
Stove and Voronets
There's a bear's paw under our bench.
Log
The little black dog lies curled up;
Doesn't bark, doesn't bite.
But he doesn’t let me into the house
Lock
Neither the light nor the dawn has gone,
Bent over from the yard
Rocker
Two brothers want to fight
Yes my arms are short
Rocker
Two jackdaws sitting on one stick
Buckets and rocker
Two are bathing, the third is lying around;
Two came out, the third hung
Buckets and rocker
Forty floor - one hem
Roof
I dragged a gut through the ceiling.
Pipe on the roof
How much have you lived in your belly?
9 months
Where are the water and the horns?
Where does the cow drink?
What can produce good and evil?
Money
The old man and the boy walked
The boy was asked: What kind of relatives are you, old man?
He answered: His mother is my mother’s mother-in-law.
What kind of family is this?
Uncle
Not a bird,
Doesn't sing
Who goes to the owner -
She lets you know.
Dog
I'll go out on a prank
I beckon to little ones,
A jacket is running towards me.
Hen and chicks
The king walks around the city,
Wears honor on his head.
Rooster
Pan Panoval fell into the water,
But he didn’t muddy the waters.
Sheet
I'll go out into the forest without an ax, without a chisel,
I will carve two driving boats,
two floorboards,
A lid for the pot, a handle for the ladle.
Acorn
In our hut the grandmothers are red.
Spoons
The cow is in the stable, and the tail is in the stable.
Spoon in a cup
Without arms, without legs - he crumbles noodles.
Knife
The body is lying there: the head is missing, but the throat is intact.
Shtof
Never eats, but only drinks;
And when it makes noise, it calls everyone together
Samovar
What is sweeter in the world?
Bread and salt
Little black one, little one,
She ran around the whole field and had lunch with the king.
Pepper
I’ll take the dusty one, I’ll make it liquid;
If I throw it into the fire, it will be like a stone.
Pie
Sits on a spoon, all legs
Noodles
On the Nogai field,
At the Tatar border
There are chiseled pillars,
The heads are gilded.
Rye
Stooped, hunchbacked,
There's a gag on the front.
The whole field will be afforested,
He'll come home
It will go through the cracks.
Sickle
The longest one
Long nose
And the hands are small.
Scythe
He won't eat as much
How much will it trample?
Mortar
Baba Yaga is standing,
Spreading leg,
The whole world feeds
She's hungry herself.
Sokha
The old man is on the mountain,
And the old woman is under the mountain;
The old man was holding on,
Yes, he clung to the old woman.
Burdock
Between the mountains
The Kholuyan bird sits between the pits,
Laying eggs is a gift from God.
Potato
On the stamen there is a town,
There are seven hundred governors in it.
Poppy
What animal in
Wasn't there Noah's Ark?
Fish
Knocking, spinning,
He is not afraid of the fear of God;
It is our age that counts, not man.
Clock on the wall
Why can’t you put it to the hut?
Way to go
What is more expensive in the world?
Friend
I do the same job day and night.
I breathe
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What do they hammer the nail into?
In a hat
The hut is coalless,
The people living in it are crazy.
Hive
Face the wall
And with your back to the hut
Axe
It’s heavy, not heavy, but you can’t throw it over the hut.
Feather
One father, one mother,
And neither one nor the other is the son?
Daughter
My dear friend
In the tea trust the chairman:
The whole family in the evening
He treats you to tea.
He's a burly and strong guy:
Swallows wood chips without harm.
Although small in stature,
And it puffs like a steam engine.
Samovar
There's a hole in the sky
There's a hole in the ground
And in the middle are fire and water.
Samovar
Hands on hips like a boss
He gets up on the table before everyone else,
Your own stove and kettle -
He'll brew it himself, pour it himself.
Samovar
Two brothers are arguing -
They won't argue
They fight with each other -
They won't disperse
Millstone
Two godfathers of Abakum,
Two godmothers of Avdotya,
Six Phaleleys,
Yes, nine Andreevs.
Sled
Both us and you have a pig stuck
Wedge
The ankle shakes, it is easy to bow.
Axe
I’ll stand taller than the horse,
And I’ll lie down lower than the cat
Rocker
Chicken - on chicken,
And the Little Russian is on the street.
Izba
Here is Asya, lying down,
If only she stood up
Got the sky!
If only I tied the thief’s hands,
If only my legs had caught up with the horse,
If only my eyes had seen it!
As if the language - told!
Road
They run without legs
They scream without a mouth,
They don't know the roads
And others are escorted
Skids
Why can’t you surround the hut?
Water in a sieve
It’s standing tall, the barrels are pecked
Izba
What can’t you get kicked out of the hut?
Dust
A stick through the wall.
Suchek
A goat is lying in a hut.
And the horns are in the yard.
Matica
One hundred guests, one hundred beds,
Everyone has felt.
Logs and moss
Selected horses stand on the field on Romanov,
They drink rainwater and eat marsh grass.
Logs and moss
He doesn't walk, he walks.
It walks on the same runner day and night.
Door in the hut
Two walk, two wander.
The two will come together and kiss.
Swing door
What is there in the world that is more violent?
Wind and water
What's not faster?
Eyes
Little black cow, iron horns,
That's why it's useful; in winter, twice a day,
One day the summer one milks a pebble,
There is no inter-milk movement.
Flint
I slept in stone, I stood up on iron,
He walked up the tree like a falcon flew.
Fire
I'm not on my own, but the strongest
And the worst thing is, and everyone loves me,
And everyone is ruining me.
Fire
What does each village stand on?
On a righteous man
The ram is in the barn,
And the horns are in the wall
Bracket
A little boy is looking at everyone's feet.
Threshold
It stands like a pillar, burning with fire;
No heat, no steam, no coals.
Candle
Turchen flies to storbuchen
And a stroke into the hole.
Lock and key
A little red cockerel is running down the street.
Fire
I'll put it in a golden bowl,
I'll beat you there and turn back.
Poker
A black hen sits on red eggs.
Bowler
The black sheep is all on fire.
Trivet
Three legs, two ears,
Yes, the sixth belly.
Lohan
Not sewn, not cut, but covered in scars
Valenok
No arms, no legs,
It leans in all directions.
Zybka
I was on the Kopanets, I was on the Hlopans,
I was at a fire, I was at the market;
He was young - he fed people,
He became old and began to swaddle,
Died - my bones are worthless
They threw it into a hole, and the dogs didn’t bite.
Pot
I was at the market and found myself on fire.
Pot in the oven
There is a mountain, in the horn there is a hole,
There is a beetle in the hole, and there is water in the beetle.
Furnace and boiler
Little pot-bellied one.
And he protects the whole house.
Lock
What can’t you get out of the hut?
Bake
There is no warmth in winter,
Summer doesn't get any colder
Stove
Yaga stands with horns on his forehead.
Stove and Voronets
There's a bear's paw under our bench.
Log
The little black dog lies curled up;
Doesn't bark, doesn't bite.
But he doesn’t let me into the house
Lock
Neither the light nor the dawn has gone,
Bent over from the yard
Rocker
Two brothers want to fight
Yes my arms are short
Rocker
Two jackdaws sitting on one stick
Buckets and rocker
Two are bathing, the third is lying around;
Two came out, the third hung
Buckets and rocker
Forty floor - one hem
Roof
I dragged a gut through the ceiling.
Pipe on the roof
How much have you lived in your belly?
9 months
Where are the water and the horns?
Where does the cow drink?
What can produce good and evil?
Money
The old man and the boy walked
The boy was asked: What kind of relatives are you, old man?
He answered: His mother is my mother’s mother-in-law.
What kind of family is this?
Uncle
Not a bird,
Doesn't sing
Who goes to the owner -
She lets you know.
Dog
I'll go out on a prank
I beckon to little ones,
A jacket is running towards me.
Hen and chicks
The king walks around the city,
Wears honor on his head.
Rooster
Pan Panoval fell into the water,
But he didn’t muddy the waters.
Sheet
I'll go out into the forest without an ax, without a chisel,
I will carve two driving boats,
two floorboards,
A lid for the pot, a handle for the ladle.
Acorn
In our hut the grandmothers are red.
Spoons
The cow is in the stable, and the tail is in the stable.
Spoon in a cup
Without arms, without legs - he crumbles noodles.
Knife
The body is lying there: the head is missing, but the throat is intact.
Shtof
Never eats, but only drinks;
And when it makes noise, it calls everyone together
Samovar
What is sweeter in the world?
Bread and salt
Little black one, little one,
She ran around the whole field and had lunch with the king.
Pepper
I’ll take the dusty one, I’ll make it liquid;
If I throw it into the fire, it will be like a stone.
Pie
Sits on a spoon, all legs
Noodles
On the Nogai field,
At the Tatar border
There are chiseled pillars,
The heads are gilded.
Rye
Stooped, hunchbacked,
There's a gag on the front.
The whole field will be afforested,
He'll come home
It will go through the cracks.
Sickle
The longest one
Long nose
And the hands are small.
Scythe
He won't eat as much
How much will it trample?
Mortar
Baba Yaga is standing,
Spreading leg,
The whole world feeds
She's hungry herself.
Sokha
The old man is on the mountain,
And the old woman is under the mountain;
The old man was holding on,
Yes, he clung to the old woman.
Burdock
Between the mountains
The Kholuyan bird sits between the pits,
Laying eggs is a gift from God.
Potato
On the stamen there is a town,
There are seven hundred governors in it.
Poppy
What animal in
Wasn't there Noah's Ark?
Fish
Knocking, spinning,
He is not afraid of the fear of God;
It is our age that counts, not man.
Clock on the wall
Why can’t you put it to the hut?
Way to go
What is more expensive in the world?
Friend
I do the same job day and night.
I breathe
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Many, many riddles different topics.
They beat me with sticks, rub me with stones,
They burn me with fire, they cut me with a knife.
And that’s why they ruin me so much that everyone loves me.
A house grew up in a field,
The house is full of grain,
The walls are gilded
The shutters are boarded up.
The house is shaking
On a golden trunk.
Golden sieve
There are plenty of black houses.
How many little black houses,
So many little white residents.
(Sunflower)
It's round, but not the moon,
Green, but not an oak forest,
With a tail, but not a mouse.
Two people were walking, stopped, and one asked the other:
- Is it black?
- No, it's red.
- Why is she white?
- Because it's green.
What were they talking about?
(Red Ribes)
My caftan is green,
And the heart is like red,
Tastes like sugar, sweet
And he himself looks like a ball.
I'm sitting on a tree
Round like a ball
Tastes like honey
Red as blood.
There is an oak tree, full of cereals,
Covered with a patch.
An old man stands above the water
Shaking his beard.
(Cane)
No windows, no doors,
The room is full of people.
Blue uniform
Yellow lining,
And in the middle it’s sweet.
Hat on one side,
Hid behind a stump.
Who passes close
Bows low.
Not a sea, not a river, but agitated.
(Field with ears of corn)
Golden mountains grow in the summer.
I threw one away and took a whole handful.
Riddles about animals
White as snow
Puffed up like fur
Walks on shovels.
Although I'm not a hammer -
I'm knocking on wood:
Every corner of it
I want to explore.
I wear a red hat
And the acrobat is wonderful.
The brothers stood on stilts,
They look for food along the way.
Are you running or are you walking?
They can't get off their stilts.
(Cranes)
Walks on the ground
Can't see the sky
Nothing hurts,
And everything groans.
They always call me blind
But this is not a problem at all.
I built a house underground
All the storerooms are full of it.
There is a shock: There are pitchforks ahead,
There's a broom behind.
The beast is afraid of my branches,
Birds will not build nests in them.
In the branches is my beauty and power,
Tell me quickly, who am I?
It has wings, but it doesn’t fly,
There are no legs, but you can’t catch up.
In a cramped hut
An old woman is weaving canvas.
Who is in the forest without axes
Builds a hut without corners?
(Ants)
It flies and howls,
He sits down and digs the ground.
Who can go out into the open field,
Without leaving your home?
Crying in the swamp
But it doesn’t come from the swamp.
Will be born twice
One dies.
There is an awl in front,
Behind the wheel,
Below is a towel.
(Martin)
Will be born with a beard
Nobody is surprised.
The fur is soft,
Yes, the claw is sharp.
Lies on the hay
Doesn't eat on her own
And he doesn’t give it to others.
Fear drags warmly
And the warmth of the “guard” screams.
(Wolf and Ram)
Not a Christmas tree, but a peg.
Not the cat, but the mouse is afraid.
Walks in the summer
And in winter he rests.
(Bear)
Fighter and bully,
Lives in water.
Claws on the back -
And the pike won’t swallow it.
Who carries the forest on themselves?
A huge cat will flash behind the trunks,
Golden eyes and tufted ears,
But it's not a cat, look out, beware
The insidious one is on the hunt...
Who in the world walks
In a stone shirt?
In a stone shirt
They're walking...
(Turtles)
And we are in the forest, and in the swamp,
You will always find us everywhere:
In a clearing, at the edge of the forest,
We are green...
(Frogs)
I dig a hole day and night,
I don’t know the sun at all
Who will find mine long stroke,
He will immediately say that this is...
Instead of a nose - a snout,
Instead of a tail - a hook,
My voice is shrill and ringing,
I'm funny…
(Piglet)
A giant swims across the ocean
And he hides the mustache in his mouth.
I've been catching bugs all day
I eat worms.
I don’t fly to warm regions,
Here, under the roof, I live,
Tick-tweet! Don't be timid!
I'm experienced...
(Sparrow)
I am in any bad weather
I respect water very much.
I'm staying away from the dirt
Clean gray...
There are a lot of them in the summer,
And in winter everyone dies out,
They jump and buzz in your ear.
What are they called?
Under the bark of pine and spruce
Sharpenes complex tunnels.
Only to the woodpecker for lunch
It hits...
Helps us with the farm
And willingly settles in
Your wooden palace
Dark bronze…
(Starling)
Of all the migratory birds,
Cleans arable land from worms.
Jump back and forth across the arable land,
And the bird's name is...
Riddles about man
I've been wearing them for many years
But I don’t know the number of them.
Who walks on four legs in the morning,
In the afternoon for two,
And in the evening at three?
(Human)
One says
Two people look
Yes, two people are listening.
(Tongue, eyes, ears)
My brother lives behind the mountain,
May he not meet me.
If it weren't for him,
I wouldn't say anything.
All my life I've been racing,
Yes, they cannot overtake each other.
Always in my mouth
Don't swallow it.
The piece of wood is lucky
The knuckle cuts
Wet Martin turns around.
(Spoon, teeth, tongue)
Two people walk
Two people are watching
Two help
One leads and orders.
(Human legs, eyes, arms and head)
Riddles about natural phenomena
He is everywhere: in the field and in the garden,
But it won't get into the house.
And I'm not going anywhere
As long as he goes.
I have sleeves, although I don’t have arms.
And although I'm not made of glass,
I am bright like a mirror.
Who am I? Give an answer!
Along the silver road
We went hiking.
Let's stop for a rest
And she suits herself.
Don't take me and lift me up
Do not cut with a saw
Do not cut down and do not drive away,
Don't sweep it with a broom
But the time will come for me -
I’ll leave the yard myself.
One is walking, the other is drinking,
And the third one eats.
(Rain, earth and grass)
It curls around the nose,
But it’s not given into your hands.
What happened tomorrow
Will it happen yesterday?
(Today)
I wander in the mountains following you,
I will answer any call.
Everyone heard me, but
No one has seen it yet.
No matter how much you eat
You will never be full.
What goes on without moving?
You can see the edge, but you won’t get there.
(Horizon)
The fur coat is new, but there is a hole in the hem.
(Ice hole)
You are behind her, she is away from you.
You are from her, she is behind you.
What grows upside down?
(Icicle)
It does not sink in water and does not burn in fire.
Himself without hands, without eyes,
And he can draw.
No arms, no legs,
And he climbs into the hut.
The red yoke hung over the river.
Not water and not land.
You can't sail away on a boat and you can't walk with your feet.
Gray cloth stretches out the window.
(Steam, fog)
They often ask me, wait for me,
But as soon as I appear, they will start hiding.
Stronger than the sun, weaker than the wind,
There are no legs, but he walks.
No eyes, but crying.
He won’t knock, he won’t blurt out, but he will come.
We don’t know grief, but we cry bitterly.
They beat me, they turn me over, they cut me,
And I remain silent and cry with all good things.
An ox roared a hundred villages away, a hundred rivers away.
What can't you lock in the chest?
(Ray of sunshine)
The blue sheet covers the whole world.
Sister goes to visit brother
And he is hiding from her.
(Moon and sun)
Grabbed the cheeks, the tip of the nose,
Painted a window without asking.
But who is it?
Here's the question!
All this makes...
Red Cat
The tree is gnawing
Lives happily.
And how will he drink water?
He will hiss and die.
Don't touch him with your hand!
This red cat...
Tall and strict
Walks without touching the floor.
Whoever comes out or comes in,
He will always shake her hand.
What a smart old man
Eighty-eight legs
Everyone is shuffling on the floor
It's hot at work.
She will be born in water,
But strange fate -
She's afraid of water
And he always dies in it.
The wind blows - I don't blow,
He doesn't blow - I blow.
But as soon as I start,
The wind blows away from me.
Looks like a wedge
And if you turn it around, damn it.
I'm sitting on horseback
I don't know on whom.
I'll meet an acquaintance -
I'll jump off and pick you up.
There was barely a breath of winter,
They are always with you now.
Two sisters will warm you up,
Their names are...
(Mittens).
White as snow
In everyone's honor
Got it in my mouth -
He disappeared there.
Sits on a spoon, legs dangling.
No arms, no legs,
And it climbs up the mountain.
Five fingers,
No bones, no meat, no nails.
(Gloves)
Bone tail
And on the back there are bristles.
(Toothbrush)
Born on the field
Brewed at the factory
Dissolved on the table.
With legs and no arms,
With sides, but without ribs,
With a back, but without a head.
Two bellies, four ears.
What it is?
(Pillow)
The dog doesn't bark
But he won’t let me into the house.
Four brothers live under one roof.
Tail in the yard, nose in the kennel.
Whoever turns his tail is in the house will enter.
(The key is in the lock)
Steep mountain
Every step is a hole.
(Ladder)
That the house freezes in winter,
Isn't it on the street?
They always see each other, but never get together.
(Floor and ceiling)
He walks and walks, but does not enter the hut.
It stands across the entrance.
One hand in the hut
The other is on the street.
Riddles about technology and labor
He's thin, but his head is big.
(Hammer)
I am a river and friend and brother,
I'm happy to work for people.
I was built by machines
I can shorten the path.
And from the drought, like a warrior,
Forest and field on the shore!
A rolling pin walks along the road
Heavy, huge.
And now we have a road
Like a ruler, straight.
(Road roller)
He walks and eats earth -
Hundreds of tons in one sitting.
He cuts the steppe into pieces,
And behind him the river flows.
(Digger)
I'm not alive, but I'm walking,
I help dig the earth.
Instead of a thousand shovels
I'm happy to work alone.
(Excavator)
The big-eyed beetle hummed,
I went around the green meadow,
The feather grass was crushed by the road
And he left, kicking up dust.
(Automobile)
A little cow walks like a pole -
Sooted tongue.
Cow cutting grass
Right down to the spine.
(Self-propelled mower)
They don't feed me oats,
They don't drive with a whip,
And how it plows,
Dragging seven plows.
(Tractor)
From edge to edge
Cuts a black loaf
He will finish, turn around,
He will do the same.
You can jump off it while moving,
But you can’t jump on it.
(Airplane)
It doesn't flap its wings, but flies.
Not a bird, but outruns birds.
(Airplane)
Floats boldly in the sky,
Overtaking birds in flight.
Man controls it.
What's happened?
(Airplane)
My hiking buddy
I'm used to hard rules:
Finished it by the cheeks too
Will remove the steel tongue.
(Penknife)
I eat coal, I drink water.
As soon as I get drunk, I’ll speed up.
I'm carrying a train of one hundred wheels
And I call myself...
(Locomotive)
A bass can be heard above the village,
He wakes us up in the morning.
We got used to it
To your routine.
(Factory horn)
If I want, I’ll bow down
If I'm too lazy, I'll just lie down.
Who lives far away
He won't go on foot.
Our friend is right there.
He'll finish everyone off in five minutes.
Hey, sit down, don't yawn!
Heading off…
(Tram)
I don't look like a piano
But I also have a pedal.
Who is not a coward or a coward,
I'll give him a good ride.
I don't have a motor
My name is...
(Bike)
Swims bravely through the waves,
Without slowing down,
Only the hum of the car is important.
What's happened?
(Steamboat)
So that I can take you
I don't need oats.
Feed me gasoline
Give me rubber for my hooves,
And then, raising dust,
Will run...
(Automobile)
Sits on the roof above everyone else.
(Antenna)
There is a curl near the ear,
And in the middle there is a conversation.
(Headphones)
Riddles about study and leisure
On the squares of the board
The kings brought down the regiments.
Not for battle near regiments
No cartridges, no bayonets.
(Chess)
We are nimble sisters -
Craftswomen run fast.
In the rain we lie down,
We run into the snow:
This is our regime.
Small in stature and pot-bellied,
And he will speak -
A hundred loud guys
It will turn off immediately.
(Drum)
My horned horse is three-legged
He rushes quickly along the road,
I want him to stand,
If I want, he runs forward.
(Tricycle)
With friends and sisters
She comes to us
Stories, lead new ones
Brings it in the morning.
There is a road - you can’t go,
There is land - you can’t plow,
There are meadows - you can’t mow them,
There is no water in rivers and seas.
Although not a hat, but with a brim,
Not a flower, but with a root,
Talking to us
With a patient tongue.
The sandpiper is small,
He tells the whole hundred:
Then sit down and study,
Then get up and go away.
(School bell)
Summer, winter - all on skis;
Brother is a table, sister is a bench.
These are the most in the world
Inseparable friends.
She speaks silently
But it’s understandable and not boring.
You talk to her more often -
You will become four times smarter.
Musician, singer, storyteller,
And just a circle and a box.
(Gramophone)
Black Ivashka,
Wooden shirt:
Wherever you walk, a trace remains.
(Pencil)
Downhill - a horse,
And up the hill there is a piece of wood.
Black, crooked, all mute from birth.
They will stand in a row -
Now they'll talk.
What kind of siskin on a black field
Drawing a white mark with its beak?
The siskin has no legs or wings,
There is no feather, no down.
(School chalk)
Sees well
And the blind one.
(Illiterate person)
Although mute -
Call him lazy.
(Wall newspaper)
I'm lying in my school bag,
I'll tell you how you learn.
(Diary)
I'm walking through the beds,
I tear without counting,
It doesn’t decrease in the beds,
And it arrives in my head.
Riddles - absolutely special kind folklore. This is not just entertainment, riddles train the child’s mind, develop attention and memory, and teach him to identify important features of objects.
Give your children riddles! Even if the child couldn’t solve the riddle himself, but learned the answer from you, that’s also good. This helps to look at a thing or phenomenon from a different perspective and enriches the child’s vocabulary. Children learn to determine the figurative meaning of words.
We are used to offering small children poetic riddles, in which the answer is an easily guessed rhyme. The child often does not even understand the meaning of the words of the riddle, but simply substitutes a rhyme. But Russian folk riddles for children are rarely poetic, often just one sentence. But they are laconic and require ingenuity.
When guessing Russians folk riddles children there is one nuance. Some of them use outdated words, and some of them are about objects that modern child I haven’t seen it, or which are not common (for example, felt boots: “not sewn, not cut, but covered in scars”). When posing such a riddle, be prepared, if the child has difficulty, to give leading questions, small hints, but do not immediately say the correct answer, do not take away the pleasure of guessing yourself.
Riddles about tools
- The iron nose has grown into the ground, digs, digs, loosens the earth. (Plow)
- Who gets hit on the head to make him walk smoothly? (Nail)
- He bows, bows, when he comes home he stretches out. (Axe)
- The ankle shakes, but it’s easy to bow. (Axe)
- The nose is steel, the tail is linen. (Needle with thread)
- Two rings, two ends, studs in the middle. (Scissors)
- He knocks, spins, and is not afraid of the fear of God. It is our century that counts, not man. (Watch)
- One brother rests in winter, and the other in summer. (Cart and sleigh).
- It won't eat as much as it will trample. (Mortar)
- Baba Yaga stands with her leg cut open. She feeds the whole world, but she herself is hungry. (Sokha)
- No arms, no legs, crumbles noodles (Knife).
- A small head and a thousand eyes. (thimble)
- A black hen sits on red eggs. (Cauldron on fire)
- I’ll stand up higher than a horse, and I’ll lie down lower than a cat. (Yoke)
- Two brothers want to fight, but their arms are short. (Yoke)
- Neither light nor dawn went, bending out of the yard. (Yoke)
- Small, pot-bellied, but takes care of the whole house. (Lock)
- She doesn’t offend anyone, but everyone pushes her. (Door)
Riddles about plants
- Countless clothes, and all without fasteners. (Cabbage)
- It's not fire, it burns. (Nettle)
- The golden sieve of black houses is full. (Sunflower)
- The grandfather is sitting, dressed in a hundred fur coats; And whoever undresses him sheds tears. (Onion)
- The red maiden sits in prison, and the scythe is on the street. (Carrot)
- It blooms white, hangs green, falls red. (Apple)
- A golden calf on a leash is getting fatter. (Melon)
Folk riddles about animals
- Not a tailor, but has been walking around with needles all his life. (Hedgehog)
- A poultry woman in a red fur coat came from the forest to count the chickens. (Fox)
- Not a rider, but with spurs, not a watchman, but waking everyone up. (Rooster)
- There is a haystack in the middle of the yard: a pitchfork in front, a broom in the back. (Cow)
- There are many pebbles singing under a big stone. (Chicks under the chicken)
- The hut is without coal, the people living in it are crazy. (Hive)
- Who was not in Noah's ark? (fish)
- Nothing hurts, but everything groans. (Pig)
Children's riddles about natural phenomena
- From one hearth all the light is heated. (Sun)
- The lanky man walked and got stuck in the ground. (Rain)
- A painted yoke hung across the river. (Rainbow)
- A white tablecloth covered the entire field. (Snow)
- It flies - it is silent, it lies - it is silent, when it dies, then it roars. (Snow. Will growl - here it means “will cry”, i.e. will melt).
- Without arms, without legs, but the gate opens. (Wind)
- One pours, another drinks, the third turns green and grows. (Rain, earth and grass).
- The gray-haired child at the gate covered our eyes. (Fog)
- The goose barked all over Rus'. (Thunder)
- When you see, you don't see. And when you don’t see it, you see it. (Darkness)
- She ran and made noise, fell asleep and sparkled. (River)
- If you open the door, a shaggy dog will come in. (Steam in the cold)
- He eats everything, doesn’t get enough, but drinks water and dies. (Fire).
- Where the red goat lay, grass does not grow there. (Fire pit)
A riddle is a special type of wit that has always received attention in society. This part of folklore was actively used for teaching, creating a certain mood and ideas among people of different ages and provisions. Russian folk riddles appropriate to the occasion appeared in textbooks, books, magazines and newspapers, and were also distributed orally.
Concept and features of Russian folk riddles
As a rule, riddles are understood as an allegory in the form of a description of things or phenomena, given in interrogative form. The addition of “Russian folk” implies that it appeared and is used in the territories of Slavic countries or among the Russian-speaking population.
Many people, understanding the essence of this part of folklore, are not able to give it a clear definition, but they will certainly cite one of the riddles they know as an example. Among the features of this phenomenon are:
- The sphere of distribution is all Slavic peoples and territories. Russian folk riddles, proverbs, sayings and jokes include folklore from all over the territory of the former Russian Empire(THE USSR). Moreover, there are Belarusian, Mari, Volga, Siberian, etc. mysteries.
- No copyright. It is impossible to identify the specific creator of the riddles. They simply appear at a certain period, become obsolete, disappear, or are reworked into more modern versions. So collections of various riddles are not written, but compiled.
- Specific item. Folklore, especially those intended for children, extremely rarely operates with abstract concepts such as life, death, soul and morality, but is focused on specific concepts. For example, Russian folk stories do not talk about this phenomenon, but about completely tangible clouds or smoke, that is, about things that everyone has seen and can identify.
Place in folklore and free creativity
Russian folk riddles are one of the most significant and living poetic genres that can be used to understand the world in society. Even 60-70 years ago they made up a significant part of the leisure time of young people and official power used them, among other things, for propaganda.
The peak of the study of riddles as part of folklore and the compilation of collections occurred in the 19th-20th centuries. In particular, in 1837, “Tales of the Russian People” and “Proverbs” were published, compiled by the talented archaeologist and traveler I. P. Sakharov. And in 1976, D. N. Sadovnikov released his “Riddles of the Russian People”. The collection of 2504 items was subsequently reprinted several times.
The USSR also paid some attention to riddles. In 1932, edited by M. A. Rybnikova, the most complete collection was published, including folklore of various regions, creativity of schoolchildren and new “Soviet” ideas.
- 2 plows. 2 turnips. There's a factory in the middle. RSFSR.
- Not a beet or a carrot, but a red head. Pioneer.
- Someone with a voice, but without a voice. Disenfranchised, that is, deprived of his rights.
Subsequently, the serious work of M. A. Rybnikova became a source for the creation of educational children's books. Riddles from it can be found in many modern publications.
In the 21st century, the number of new riddles has noticeably decreased, but they themselves have become much more complex and sometimes smack of cynical humor. The legacy of Soviet times is also used everywhere - in textbooks primary school and developmental literature for the youngest (3-6 years old).
Outdated riddles. Forms
Like any part of the Russian language, folklore is characterized by renewal. First of all, Russian folk mysteries about things that have fallen out of use are forgotten. For example:
- I'll plow an open field. I'll catch up with the black sheep. Bread in the oven.
- Troshka stands on one leg, crumbling fiery crumbs. Light - a stand for a torch.
- The black ezdin rides on the stove. Furnace grip.
Technological progress has erased a lot from folklore, and there was nothing to fill the void. At the moment, 80% of all known riddles, one way or another, use outdated words and expressions - caftan, horde, millstone, king, etc. While they are still understood by people (and especially children) and remain part of the cultural tradition.
Commonly used riddles have several verbal forms:
- Narrative with interrogative intonation. For example: "Four brothers stand under one roof." Table.
- Poems of varying lengths - from 6 to 30-40 words. For example: “A house grew up in a field. The house is full of grain. The walls are gilded. The shutters are boarded up. The house shakes. On a gold pillar.” Rye.
- Ongoing. This type is characterized by a smooth description of a thing, where each subsequent phrase is a continuation of the previous one. For example: “There were pitchforks, and on the forks there was a barrel. On the barrel there was a wave. On the wave there was a swing. On the swing there was a yawn. On the yawn there was a sniffle. There was a blinking on the nose. There was a field blinking. Above the field there was a forest, and in the forest the pigs had golden bristles.” Human.
It is worth noting that this kind of Russian folk tales are often oversaturated with allegories. They should be given either to adults or to children over 10 years of age.
Poetic riddles
It is noted that folklore in poetic form seems more vivid to the ear and is easier to remember. Most well-known riddles and sayings, including very short ones, rhyme. The most commonly used trochee is trimeter or tetrameter:
- There is an awl at the front. Behind the wheel. There is a towel on the chest. Martin.
- White mansions. Red backwaters. Goose.
- What is before us? Two shafts behind the ears, a wheel in front of the eyes and a nurse on the nose. Glasses.
Russian folk riddles in verse can have 2 types:
1. Rhyming question.
2. An unfinished poem where the answer is the last word to rhyme. Most often they are used to teach children counting, the alphabet, and natural history.
and weather
Varied natural phenomena have always been the subject of close attention in folklore. Water, earth, moon, rivers, stars and many other things - they were all the subject of riddles. Moreover, the peak of their appearance occurred precisely at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th centuries, when people began to pay much more attention to the world around them. At that time, Russian folk riddles appeared about air, fog, smoke and clouds - very ephemeral phenomena.
- Good, good. He looks at everyone, but doesn’t look at himself. Sun.
- White bird in the sky. Resting on a block of snow. Moon in the clouds.
- She ran and made noise. She died and sparkled. frozen river.
- There's a pillar on the street. In the hut - tablecloth. Smoke.
- An eagle flies across the blue sky. She spread her wings and covered the sun. Cloud.
- I give an answer to every call, but my body and soul do not. Echo.
An equally popular subject is the seasons and weather conditions. Russians are especially interesting folk winter and associated events such as snow, leaf fall, frost, blizzard and wind.
and people
Children's thinking requires pointing to specific things, and therefore Russian folk riddles about animals (wild and domestic) have always constituted a significant part of this type of folklore. Moreover, they are doubly useful, since in a playful way they convey to the child information about leashes, behavior or the danger of a particular animal. For example:
- Small, but light. But you can’t lift it by the tail. Lizard.
- Behind the field and forest there is a mountain of sand boiling. Anthill.
- He jumps in the swamp and swims like a human. Frog.
- With horns, but not a bull. Runs like a dragonfly. Jumps like a flea. Deer.
- A sieve hangs. Not made by hand. Web.
- It flies - squeaks, sits - is silent. Whoever kills him will shed his blood. Mosquito.
- I wake everyone up on time, even though I don’t wind the clock. Rooster.
- Prowls through the fields. Looking for lambs and calves. Wolf.
Children's Russian folk riddles, dedicated to a person, allow you to teach your child the basics of anatomy in an entertaining way. They will teach you how to identify body parts based on description alone.
- 2 brothers live across the street. One does not see the other. Eyes.
- 5 brothers live. Everyone has the same name. Fingers.
- Between the two I was the only one shining. Nose.
- One speaks. Two look, two listen. Mouth, eyes and ears.
- What part of a person is always wet? Language.
Riddles about numbers, the alphabet and the educational process
After the revolution of 1917 and the formation of a new state, society began to pay great attention to the literacy of the population. It was common practice to send elderly people who already had grandchildren to reading classes. But among the younger generation, the prestige of education helped spread Russian folk riddles, poems and ditties about ignoramuses. All folklore on this topic can be divided into the following groups:
1. About educational supplies - notebooks, books, textbooks, etc.
- White field, black seed. He who sows it understands it. Book.
- When is a sighted person blind? Illiterate.
- He doesn’t speak, he doesn’t tell, but he shows by example. Poster.
- The whole world is placed on one paper. Geographic map.
2. About the alphabet, numbers and other sciences.
Children's Russian folk riddles, composed in poetic form (with an answer-ending), are very effective as a means of teaching first-graders the basics of writing and arithmetic.
Riddles about food and things
The most updated part of folklore, in which riddles die out after certain things fall out of use. But instead of them, new ones also appear regularly. So you can easily find riddles about a Russian stove, a poker or a rocker, as well as about a computer, cellular telephone, car or plane.
The subject matter of this group is very broad and in any collection you can easily find a riddle about Russian folk instruments, clothing, heating, needlework, technology, etc.
- It strokes everything it touches, and if you touch it, it bites. Iron.
- The horse is steel, and the tail is silk (linen). Needle and thread.
- Meets with one hand. Another escorts. Door.
Riddles about food are mostly centered around a few essential products that are available to everyone - bread (slices, loaves), salt, sugar, pancakes, dough, milk.
Riddles for adults. Erotic folklore
There is an opinion that Russian folk riddles about nature, things and food are intended for children. But it is not so. A huge layer of folklore has direct relation to adults. And these are not only particularly complex forms, but also erotic riddles - the “18+” category. Despite strict religious and then party censorship, they flourished at all times.
Riddles for adults are always ambiguous and deeply ironic, as they are based on disappointed expectations. When pronouncing the text, the performer pretends that he does not understand the sexual meaning keywords like “hole”, “tugging”, “hollowing”, etc. And the main lie is that the answer to the riddle does not contain any immodest meaning. For example:
- Two apples in moss. Carrot on top. Eyes and nose.
- It dangles between the legs - it's called the letter "x". As soon as he sees the letter "p" he immediately rises. Elephant trunk and food.
- Ass to mouth. Egg.
- Hangs - dangles. Everyone grabs hold of him. Towel.
Riddles, as part of folklore, exist in all countries. But Russians stand out against the global background for their numbers, diversity of forms and significance for society.
