The Everything Kids Riddles & Brain Teasers Book (10 page)

How did the window know which bugs were good?

She screened them.

How many sides does a house have?

Two—an “in” side and an “out” side.

What kind of dance did the porch learn?

The two-step.

Why did the bee have to stay home?

It had hives.

Fun Fact

Twist and Shout!
Tongue twisters have been entertaining people—tying up their tongues—for years. Many tongue twisters have made their way into children's books and collections. A good tongue twister is almost impossible to say quickly.

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Try Tommy's Tennis Tongue Twister
Try this tongue twister: Tommy tied 20 tiny tennis shoes. After you say that 5 times fast, how about making up a few of your own to try on your family and friends? Here's a hint to making new tongue twister— pick a consonant (in the case of this tongue twister, it's “t”) and then try to come up with a bunch of words with that consonant.

What's So Funny?

One day, while Goldilocks was on her way to the Three Bears' house, she got distracted. Eventually, she remembered where she was going and arrived at the cottage in the woods, just as the bears were leaving for their walk. As Goldie opened the door, she gasped!
What's so funny?

“The
longer
it goes, the
shorter
it grows.” What is it?

Bob
and
Bill
decided to build a tree house. They've got a tree with a trunk that's
15 feet
tall, so they decided to build stairs that go up the tree. Unfortunately, all they have are
6 boards
. How far apart do Bob and Bill need to nail the
6 boards
so that the stairs are evenly spread out?

Half a House?

Seems like the builder only finished half of this very fancy house. Can you complete the job? Draw the other half of the house, copying the first half square by square.

Next, figure out what letter goes in each box, below. When you are finished, you will get the answer to this riddle:

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Dream, Dream, Dream
You can try to figure out what you or someone else's dreams might mean. If you look in a dream encyclopedia or dream interpretation book, you will see what some people believe are the meanings or clues behind the things you may dream about—for example, falling can symbolize a loss. Of course, in order to interpret your dreams, you first have to try to remember them when you wake up.

Bathtub, toilet, shower—what's
missing
from this group?

As
Barry's
mom walked through the house she saw a bag of
candy
in the entryway and a wrapper in the dining room. By the time she reached the
kitchen
, she knew Barry didn't like the candy very much.
How did she know?