10 Fun Riddles For Kids

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10. Friday the Horse

Q: A man rode into the town on Friday. He only stayed for two days, and he left on Friday. How did he manage that? A: His horse’s name was Friday.

At first, this riddle has you thinking that the man arrived on the day Friday, which may well have been the case, but it’s still beside the point. It’s when you know that it is another 7 days until it is Friday again, so two days doesn’t add up, that you know something is not right. The clue, albeit a subtle one, is that he rode into town rather than walking or by car. It is also not unusual for people or animals to be named Friday, and Robinson Crusoe’s Friday is perhaps the most famous of them all.

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