Apple a Day: Folk Proverbs and Riddles

Have you heard these common proverbs? Let sleeping dogs lie. Where there''s smoke there''s fire. You can lead a horse to water, but you can''t make him drink. Or what about these riddles? What is black and white and red (read) all over? Why did the chicken cross the road? Why is 6 afraid of 7? Proverbs and riddles are tiny, bite-size pieces of folklore. They make us think. They tease our brains. T...