Read My Riddle, I Pray Lyrics
A four-line riddle about something God never sees, a king seldom sees, and the rest of us see every single day.
Read My Riddle, I Pray
Read my riddle, I pray.
What God never sees,
What the king seldom sees,
What we see every day.
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- Type
- Mother Goose
- Tune
- Spoken riddle
- Best for ages
- 5 to 10 years
What Does Read My Riddle, I Pray Mean?
The answer is an equal. God has no equal, so He never sees one. A king is above everyone in his kingdom, so he seldom meets anyone of his own rank. But ordinary people meet their equals, people just like themselves, every day. I pray here simply means please.
History and Origin
The riddle is printed under the title "An Equal" in The Real Mother Goose (1916). Like many old riddles, it makes the listener think in a new way: the answer is not a thing at all, but an idea.
Learning Activities
- Think it through: give everyone time to guess before reading the answer.
- Equals game: find pairs of things that are equal, like two blocks of the same size.
- Make a riddle: write a riddle whose answer is an idea, such as tomorrow.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the answer to the riddle?
An equal.
What does I pray mean here?
Please, in old-fashioned English.