The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

ANALYTICAL RIDDLE

ONE DAY A GROUP OF 12 KNIGHTS ON THEIR WAY TO A CASTLE
PASSED AN ORCHARD WITH AN APPLE TREE WHICH HAD 12 APPLES
HANGING ON IT. EACH ONE TOOK AN APPLE, AFTER THEY LEFT
THE ORCHARD, 11 APPLES WERE LEFT HANGING ON THE TREE, HOW
COULD THIS BE?
ANSWER: EACH ONE WAS THE NAME OF THE KNIGHT WHO TOOK THE
ONLY APPLE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FRANKLIN VILLAGE

Date learned: 06-00-1974