Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part58

Welcome to Part 58 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle features an animal known for its strength and speed. Can you guess what it is from the clues below?

1. An old steed lying in its stable dreams of traveling a thousand miles, 
   老骥伏枥志千里， 
   lǎo jì fú lì zhì qiān lǐ，
2. a legendary horse leaps over the Tanxi stream, 
   的卢一跃过檀溪， 
   dí lú yī yuè guò tán xī，
3. inviting famous trainers, 
   邀得伯乐王良顾， 
   yāo dé bó lè wáng liáng gù，
4. it gallops a thousand miles in a day without stopping.
   一日千里不停蹄。 
   yī rì qiān lǐ bù tíng tí。

Let's dive into the riddle!

• 老骥伏枥志千里，的卢一跃过檀溪，  
  lǎo jì fú lì zhì qiān lǐ，dí lú yī yuè guò tán xī，
  The first two lines, "老骥伏枥志千里，的卢一跃过檀溪," describe an old steed with ambitions of traveling far and a legendary horse that leaps over the Tanxi stream. This suggests an animal known for its endurance and agility.
• 邀得伯乐王良顾， 一日千里不停蹄。 
  yāo dé bó lè wáng liáng gù，yī rì qiān lǐ bù tíng tí。
  The next two lines, "邀得伯乐王良顾，一日千里不停蹄," tell us that this animal attracts famous trainers and can run a thousand miles in a day without stopping. This clearly points to a horse.

So, the answer to the riddle is a horse-马(mǎ )!

1. Horses are known for their strength and speed. 
   马以其力量和速度闻名。 
   Mǎ yǐ qí lì liàng hé sù dù wén míng。
2. Horses have been companions to humans for thousands of years. 
   马已经成为人类几千年的伙伴。 
   Mǎ yǐ jīng chéng wéi rén lèi jǐ qiān nián de huǒ bàn。
3. I love watching horses run freely in the fields. 
   我喜欢看马在田野中自由奔跑。 
   Wǒ xǐ huān kàn mǎ zài tián yě zhōng zì yóu bēn pǎo。