Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part61

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Welcome to Part 61 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle features a cunning animal known for its sharp features and sly nature. Can you guess what it is from the clues below?

  1. Sharp long snout, 
    尖尖长嘴, 
    jiān jiān cháng zuǐ,
  2. thin small legs. 
    细细小腿。 
    xì xì xiǎo tuǐ。
  3. Drags a big tail, 
    拖条大尾, 
    tuō tiáo dà wěi,
  4. suspicious and sly.
    疑神疑鬼。 
    yí shén yí guǐ。

Let's dive into the riddle!

  • 尖尖长嘴,细细小腿。  
    jiān jiān cháng zuǐ,xì xì xiǎo tuǐ。
    The first two lines, "尖尖长嘴,细细小腿," describe an animal with a sharp long snout and thin small legs. This suggests a small, agile animal with distinctive features.
  • 拖条大尾, 疑神疑鬼。 
    tuō tiáo dà wěi,yí shén yí guǐ。
    The next two lines, "拖条大尾,疑神疑鬼," tell us that this animal drags a big tail and is suspicious and sly. This clearly points to a fox.

So, the answer to the riddle is a fox-狐狸(hú li)!

  1. Foxes are known for their sharp snouts and bushy tails. 
    狐狸以它们尖尖的嘴巴和浓密的尾巴闻名。 
    Hú li yǐ tā men jiān jiān de zuǐ ba hé nóng mì de wěi ba wén míng。
  2. Foxes are clever and often very cautious. 
    狐狸很聪明,通常非常谨慎。 
    Hú li hěn cōng míng, tōng cháng fēi cháng jǐn shèn。
  3. I enjoy reading stories about clever foxes. 
    我喜欢读关于聪明狐狸的故事。 
    Wǒ xǐ huān dú guān yú cōng míng hú li de gù shi。

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