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?
- Head adorned with pheasant feathers,
头插雉尾毛，
tóu chā zhì wěi máo， - wearing an iron-blue robe,
身穿铁青袍，
shēn chuān tiě qīng páo， - walks into the Tang family village,
走进汤家庄，
zǒu jìn tāng jiā zhuāng， - 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!
- Shrimps turn red when cooked.
虾煮熟后会变红。
Xiā zhǔ shú hòu huì biàn hóng。 - 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。 - 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。