Riddles Of The Sphinx
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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THE LOST SPHINX
ONE DAY, OUTSIDE THE ANCIENT CITY OF THEBES
Photo by Paul Mannix
A SAD YOUNG CREATURE WAS CRYING
"WHY ARE YOU CRYING YOUNG CREATURE?" ASKED A PASSING TRAVELER.
"I'M LOST AND I DONT KNOW HOW TO GET HOME," SAID THE CREATURE.
"WHERE ARE YOUR PARENTS?" ASKS THE TRAVELER.
"I DON'T KNOW. WE WERE JUST FLYING OVER THE CITY AND I SAW SOMETHING SHINY ON THE GROUND, SO I FLEW DOWN TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. BUT WHEN I GOT THERE
I REALIZED IT WAS ONLY A SHINY COIN," SAID THE CREATURE. AND WHEN I LOOKED UP MY MOMMY AND DADDY WERE GONE.
"MHMM, I SEE. WELL MY NAME IS OEDIPUS AND WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU FIND YOU PARENTS," SAID THE OEDIPUS. "REALLY O THANK YOU MR. OEDIPUS!" SHOUTED THE SPHINX.
"WHAT IS YOUR NAME AND HOW MAY I ASSIST YOU?" ASKED THE OEDIPUS.
"MY NAME IS SPHINX. MY PARENTS TOLD ME IF I EVER GET LOST TO SOLVE TWO RIDDLES AND I WOULD APPEAR AT HOME,"
SAID SPHINX. BUT THEY'RE REALLY HARD. "WELL WHAT ARE THAY?" ASKED OEDIPUS.
"THE FIRST GOES LIKE THIS: WHAT WALKS ON FOUR LEGS IN THE MORNING, ON TWO LEGS AT NOON, AND ON THREE LEGS IN THE EVENING?" SAID SPHINX. "O THAT IS A TOUGH
ONE," SAID OEDIPUS. NOW I'LL NEVER GET HOME," SAID SPHINX. SHE BEGAN TO CRY AGAIN. "I NEVER SAID I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT," SAID OEDIPUS.
"HMMM, LETS SEE.....I'VE GOT IT! THE ANSWER IS "A HUMAN," SAID OEDIPUS. "WHAT A HUMAN, HOW?" ASKED SHPINX.
"BECAUSE WHEN WE ARE BABIES WE CRAWL ON 4 LEGS, WE WALK ON TWO WHEN WE LEARN HOW, AND TWO LEGS PLUS A CANE WHEN WE ARE OLD," SAID OEDIPUS.
"COOL, ONE MORE NOW. THE SECOND IS: THERE ARE TWO SISTERS: ONE GIVES BIRTH TO THE OTHER AND SHE, IN TURN, GIVES BIRTH TO THE FIRST. WHO
ARE THE TWO SISTERS?" ASKED SPHINX. "......................AHA, DAY AND NIGHT," SAID OEDIPUS. SOON THE SPHINX WAS COVERED IN A FLASH OF COLORFUL LIGHTS.
"THANK YOU MR. OEDIPUS, FOR HELPING ME GET HOME," SAID SHPINX TO OEDIPUS. "YOUR VERY WELCOME. BUT FROM NOW DON'T, RUN OFF WITHOUT YOUR PARENTS KNOWING," SAID OEDIPUS.
OKAY, I'LL REMEMBER. AND SECONDS LATER SHE WAS GONE.
