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AT DAWN I CRAWL ON FOUR,
AT DAY I WALK ON TWO,
AT DUSK I STEP WITH THREE;
WHAT CAN I BE?
ANSWER: A MAN. DAWN SYMBOLIZES CHILDHOOD;
DAY REPRESENTS ADULTHOOD; DUSK REPRESENTS OLD AGE.

Submitter comment: THIS WAS TOLD TO MY MOTHER IN GREECE; IT RHYMES IN GREEK ALSO.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- True Riddle

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