This classic riddle asks: What carries its house everywhere it goes?
The answer is: a snail.
A snail carries its shell on its back wherever it moves. The shell acts as a protective home, giving the snail a place to retreat when it feels threatened or needs shelter.
The riddle describes the shell as a “house” because the snail never has to leave it behind. Unlike animals that return to a nest, den, or burrow, the snail’s shelter travels with it.
That is why the answer fits so well: the snail literally carries its home everywhere it goes.
