When it comes to things that you can do to sharpen your brain, riddles and other jokes are the best. You won’t surely get bored because unlike other puzzles that take a long time to be answered, riddles easy and short puzzles. Personally, I would choose riddles over crosswords! If you are looking for nice mind-sharpener activities, Philippine riddles and jokes are on the top list. Well, it won’t be a problem if you don’t understand Filipino that much because there are websites that provide interpretation about these riddles. This would be helpful if you need to look up for some puzzles for a school project or book report. Here are examples of Philippine riddles:
1.Nagtago si Pedro, labas ang ulo: Pako
(Peter hid, but his head was exposed: Nail)
2.May kaibigan ako, kasama ko kahit saan: Anino
(I have a friend who’s always with me all the time: Shadow)
3.Hindi prinsesa, hindi reyna pero bakit may korona: Bayabas
(Not a princess, niether a queen but wears tiara: Guava)
If you will analyze the riddles, you will notice that despite the simple structure of the puzzle, you are still going to think a lot to answer the riddle. There are some puzzles that can really give you a hard time before getting the right answer. That’s one good thing about Philippine riddles, you get to enjoy, think and at the same time, learn a lot from it.
Are you interested about these Filipino puzzles? You can go to the bookstore and look for some copies of these. However, if you’re in a different country, the only option that you can have is the internet. Browse for websites that can provide you a lot of jokes and riddles about Philippine culture. You can also visit the links provided on this page so you won’t have to do the researching. Have in mind that the more webpages that you visit, the bigger possibility of landing on a good source. So if you really want to get a nice Philippine riddle, better start clicking those highlighted texts now.
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