Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part41

Welcome to Part 41 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle features a creature known for its transformation when cooked. Can you guess what it is from the clues below?

1. Head adorned with pheasant feathers, 
   头插雉尾毛， 
   tóu chā zhì wěi máo，
2. wearing an iron-blue robe, 
   身穿铁青袍， 
   shēn chuān tiě qīng páo，
3. walks into the Tang family village, 
   走进汤家庄， 
   zǒu jìn tāng jiā zhuāng，
4. changes into a big red robe.
   改换大红袍。 
   gǎi huàn dà hóng páo。

Let's dive into the riddle!

• 头插雉尾毛， 身穿铁青袍， 
  tóu chā zhì wěi máo，shēn chuān tiě qīng páo，
  The first two lines, "头插雉尾毛，身穿铁青袍," describe an animal with a head adorned like a pheasant and an iron-blue robe. This suggests a creature with a particular color and appearance before cooking.
• 走进汤家庄， 改换大红袍。 
  zǒu jìn tāng jiā zhuāng，gǎi huàn dà hóng páo。
  The next two lines, "走进汤家庄，改换大红袍," tell us that this creature changes into a big red robe when it enters the Tang family village, hinting at a color transformation when cooked. This clearly points to a shrimp.

So, the answer to the riddle is a shrimp!

1. Shrimps turn red when cooked. 
   虾煮熟后会变红。 
   Xiā zhǔ shú hòu huì biàn hóng。
2. Shrimps are delicious in many dishes. 
   虾在很多菜肴中都很好吃。 
   Xiā zài hěn duō cài yáo zhōng dōu hěn hǎo chī。
3. I like eating shrimp at seafood restaurants. 
   我喜欢在海鲜餐厅吃虾。 
   Wǒ xǐ huān zài hǎi xiān cān tīng chī xiā。