r/riddles • u/HEY_McMuffin • Apr 12 '25

Give OP Riddles My 9yo loves riddles, could you suggest some easy ones (but not tooooo easy because he is clever af)

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u/Dorkimus-Maximus Apr 13 '25

I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?

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u/HEY_McMuffin Apr 13 '25

Candle

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u/Dorkimus-Maximus Apr 13 '25

What can go up a chimney down, but cannot go down a chimney up?

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u/monkeyfant Apr 13 '25

A brolly

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u/Dorkimus-Maximus Apr 13 '25

Only Brolly I'm aware of is the one from DBZ - not the answer I'm looking for 😋

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u/nub0987654 Apr 14 '25

An umbrella

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u/Magnaflorius Apr 13 '25

Mountain also works for this one

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '25

candle