Filipina Soul

I have a new set of riddles for you to try! These aren’t too hard, so I hope you guess all of them.

1. Ang paa’y apat, hindi makalakad. (It has four feet, but cannot walk.)

2. Hindi akin, hindi iyo, ari ng lahat ng tao. (It’s not mine, it’s not yours, but it belongs to everyone.)

3. Aling paa ang nasa ulo? (Whose feet are on one’s head?)

4. Itinanim sa kagabihan, inani sa kaumagahan. (It was planted at night time, and harvested in the morning.)

5. Hindi naman bulag, di makakita sa liwanag. (It is not blind, yet it cannot see in the light.)

Answers below:

1. Mesa (table)

2. Mundo (earth)

3. Kuto (lice)

4. Bituin (star)

5. Paniki (bat)

How many did you answer correctly?

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riddles by Lucita Gal and Elsie Acero in Bugtong at Salawikain ng Lahing Pilipino

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