Ongoing Story\You answer, "A fish!"
From Create Your Own Story
Chapter 8: Riddle me this (Where I shamelessly rip off Stephen King's Wizard & Glass)
"A Fish." You say with a few moments thought.
The Troll looks at you with contempt, obviously expecting you to have pondered over his riddle a little longer, "Lucky for you, you have spoken true. But my next one my dear, will be tougher you hear? But now it is time, it is your turn to rhymme!"
"Alright." You say as you ponder what your riddle will be. The Elf girl looks at you hopefully, willing you to come up with a good one. Something finally comes to mind so you turn to the Troll with a smirk on your face. "What eats roots, shoots and leaves?"
The Troll looks at you with a deep frown on his face? "That riddle is quite absurd, it must be some kind of a bird?"
"No." You say. "That's wrong! What eats roots, shoots and leaves?"
"Is this a riddle? I think not! You are speaking a lot of rot! Play by the rules, or give in at once! I'll eat you for dinner, breakfast and lunch!"
"Listen carefully to my riddle, for it is a riddle!" You growl, "What eats, roots, shoots and leaves?"
The Troll's blood is starting to boil and you can see that he is about to become homicidal. But you can also see that frustration is building up, because he is unable to figure out your riddle. "I will not be deprived of my feast! It must be some kind of herbivorous beast! You're not playing fair! It's a question you ask! It is not a riddle, you've failed your task!"
"No I haven't!" You declare, "It is a riddle, and seeing as you haven't figured it out, I'll tell you the answer and you will then see it is a riddle."
The Troll glares evily at you, so you take it as permission to continue. "What eats, roots, shoots and leaves? The average human male of course."
"What? A human male? Have you gone mad? Your knowledge of humans is really quite bad....."
"Think about it you stupid troll! A human male comes home to his woman, he EATS, He fucks.... Or ROOTS as they say in some parts of the world. He SHOOTS! He orgasms in other words and then he LEAVES! Got it?"
If you thought the troll was mad now, you can see now that he is almost steaming at the ears. He realises he has been royally tricked. Not only that, but he has obviously lost the contest. But you somehow doubt that he is going to go through with his side of the bargain.
What do you do now?
