Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part72

Monday, May 12, 2025

Welcome to Part 72 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle features a strong and graceful creature often associated with winter and holiday cheer. Can you guess what it is from the clues below?

  1. Antlers on its head,
    头上长树杈,
    tóu shàng zhǎng shù chà,
  2. 
good at running on the grassland,
    善跑在草原,
    shàn pǎo zài cǎo yuán,
  3. 
pulls the sled in winter,
    冬天拉雪橇,
    dōng tiān lā xuě qiāo,
  4. 
companion of Santa Claus.
    圣诞老人伴。
    Shèng dàn lǎo rén bàn。

Let's dive into the riddle!

  • 头上长树杈,善跑在草原,
    tóu shàng zhǎng shù chà,shàn pǎo zài cǎo yuán,
    The first two lines, "头上长树杈,善跑在草原," describe a creature with antlers on its head that is good at running on the grassland. This suggests an animal that is both strong and agile.
  • 冬天拉雪橇,圣诞老人伴。
    dōng tiān lā xuě qiāo,Shèng dàn lǎo rén bàn。
    The next two lines, "冬天拉雪橇,圣诞老人伴," tell us that this creature pulls the sled in winter and is the companion of Santa Claus. This clearly points to a reindeer.

So, the answer to the riddle is a reindeer-驯鹿(Xùn lù)!

  1. I like watching reindeer in the snow.

    我喜欢在雪地里看驯鹿。

    Wǒ xǐ huān zài xuě dì lǐ kàn xùn lù。
  2. Reindeer are amazing animals.

    驯鹿是令人惊叹的动物。
    Xùn lù shì lìng rén jīng tàn de dòng wù。
  3. Reindeer help Santa deliver presents.

    驯鹿帮助圣诞老人送礼物。
    
Xùn lù bāng zhù Shèng dàn lǎo rén sòng lǐ wù。

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