SUMMER RIDDLES
The flowers are blooming, The sun is shining. The rains are few, The sky is blue.
I am asked to come, I am waited for; But I make you hide rain When I knock at the door.
I am purple, yellow, red, and green The King cannot reach me and neither can the Queen. I show my colours after the rain And only when the sun comes out again. rainbow
What always runs but never walks, often murmurs never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats? river
Brightly shining down, Shining on the ground. What a lovely face you sun have, Yellow, big, and round.
It makes trees shake. It makes clouds run away. It makes water frown. It makes flowers bow. wind
The red arrow is flying through the sky No one can catch it Neither the king nor the queen, Nor the man inside the flying machine. lightning
In the morning beads are sparkled in the grass In the afternoon we went to look for them We are looking and looking for but there is nothing in the grass. dew
What goes up when the rain comes down? umbrella
The water is everywhere You can’t drink it Very salty it is there. sea
One sister and one brother live together. One is seen but not heard Another is heard but not seen Guess them, Mister Green! Lightning and thunder
I'm under the bright hat standing on one leg I play hide and seek. When you want to pick me, my little Dominique! mushroom
These birds fly above the sea They catch fish with their little beaks I can’t have in my mind If they laugh or maybe cry. seagull
There is a green house. Inside the green house there is a white house. Inside the white house there is a red house. Inside the red house there are lots of black babies. watermelon
It is blue and green, and red, It bounces higher than my head. ball It does not want to stop at all. What is it? It is my…
Four petals of one flower are wiggled in the rye. I wanted to pick up it But it fluttered and flew high in the sky. butterfly
It is a swing and a bed You can lie on it It‘s in the garden or in the wood. You can sleep in it and you are like in your childhood. hammock
The red beads are hanging down From the bushes they are looking at us around Children, birds and bears love them when they are raspberry fallen down on the ground.
As Round as a ball As Red as a blood As Sweet as honey It melted very fast in my little mouth and it was very cherry funny!
Green and hairy Hidden in the leaves It doesn’t run very fast with a lot of legs that has. caterpillar
A ball grew up near the road On the green fragile thread The wind blew up and has cut down its head. dandelion
The thread on a stick, The stick in a hand, The thread in the river. What’s got our little Shiver? Fishing rod
Low and spiky Sweet and juicy When you pick it All your hands are skinned, our little Susie. gooseberry
Round and ruddy I am You can crunch me I grow on a branch. apple
They aren’t engines but they make noise They aren’t birds but they fly They aren’t snakes but wasp they sting.
It is not an animal it is not a bird Its nose is like a knitting needle When it flies it squeaks, When it sits it is mute. mosquito
The violinist lives in the meadow He wears a suit and hops without its boots. grasshopper
Golden sieve is full of Black houses. sunflower
When the weather is calm You can’t see us When the wind blows we run up on water. Waves
Don’t touch me I can burn without fire! nettle
If you want you can dive into the water, If you want you can play on the sand You can make a lot of sandcastles there What’s this pitch? It’s a …. beach
When summer comes this tree gives us snowflakes. poplar
This hard stone you can find on the beach. Something lives in it and its owner is very proud of its little house. shell
