This clever riddle asks:
“What has six legs, two heads, four ears, and one tail?”
At first, it sounds like some strange animal with far too many body parts. But the trick is that you are not looking for one creature.
Think of two living things together.
A horse has four legs, one head, two ears, and one tail. A person has two legs, one head, and two ears.
Now combine them:
4 horse legs + 2 human legs = 6 legs.
1 horse head + 1 human head = 2 heads.
2 horse ears + 2 human ears = 4 ears.
And there is still just one tail—the horse’s.
So the answer is:
A person riding a horse.
The riddle becomes surprisingly simple once you realize the
