A Riddling Tale facts for kids

A Riddling Tale is a short German fairy tale collected by the famous Brothers Grimm. They included it in their well-known book, Grimm's Fairy Tales. This story is special because it's mostly about a riddle, which is a puzzle you have to solve.

The Mysterious Riddle

This tale begins with three women who were magically changed into identical flowers. They all looked exactly the same! One of these women was allowed to go home at night. She told her husband that he needed to pick her from the field to free her from the spell. He went to the field and successfully picked his wife.

Now, here's the puzzle: How did the husband know which flower was his wife?

Solving the Puzzle

The answer to the riddle is quite clever! The other two flowers, which had stayed in the field all night, had dew on them. Dew is tiny drops of water that form on plants overnight. Since the wife had been home, she didn't have any dew on her. This is how her husband knew exactly which flower to pick!