This little song was found in my book of Edgar Allan Poe
Big thanks for David, you're a big helper!!
Wonderland 6 - The Knight's Riddle
"Xander!" Buffy exclaimed and hugged him.
"Xander, look at you, you're all mighty" said Faith giving him a nod.
"Yeah, isn't it great? I'm the Queens' head knight" he said showing the girls his sword. "I even get to carry this sword."
They could hear noise coming out of the woods, some kind of song.
"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Fetch after the rum, Darby!"
And out of the woods came fifteen soldiers, all armed, but their armor wasn't good as Xander's.
"Hold there" Xander said raising his sword. "No need for alarm. These two are friends of mine, and they are here to answer the riddle. Go back to your posts at the bar, and order me some rum too."
"Your army?" Buffy asked pointing to the retreating men.
"My men, very well trained, they can face any kind of danger" Xander said proudly.
"Yeah, even fetch some rum" Faith said mockingly.
"Well, we are celebrating, we just caught the hare, and now he's dust."
"You mean Spike?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, I think it's him. He was an evil hare, he deserved to be dust" Xander said.
"Well, I agree with Xander here" Faith said.
"I guess you're right, he never did anything good in his entire un-dead life" Buffy said, and then looked at the door. "So, we need to answer a riddle."
"Not so fast little lady" Xander said. "First, what do you want on the other side of this door?"
"We want to talk to the Queens, so they'll let us out of here" Faith said.
"That will only be after the tea party, today is an important day. The tea party is something big here, even the evil hare is going" Xander said.
"I thought Spike was dead" Buffy said annoyed.
"I never said he was dead, I only said that he was dust. He lost the race, the dogs won."
"The race... there was a race going on. And here I was, all feeling happy about his death" Faith said disappointed.
"But similar things will happen" Xander said in a weird tone. "So, any of you seen Anya?" he asked with his usual voice.
"She was dressed in a bunny suit. Saw her some time ago, don't know where she went" Buffy said.
"I guess she's already at the tea party, they are all waiting for us, do you want to hear the riddle now?" Xander asked.
"Shoot" Faith said.
"Are you really ready for that? I'll give you three chances. If you don't get the answer after the third chance, you'll both die" he said passing his sword close to both slayers necks.
"We are, damn it, just say it" Faith said, angry.
"No need to go hostile on me, I'm just following the rules."
"We are sorry Xand, but please, just say the riddle. And then we'll think of the answer, and when we feel we are sure of the answer we will tell you" Buffy said
"Okay, here it goes.
-The poor people have it, The rich people want it, The politicians do it all the time, And if you eat it, you will die. What is it?"
- Xander finished the charade and waited for the girls to answer.
"Give us a minute to think" Faith said and she sat on a rock and started to think, Buffy did the same. Both girls thinking to find the correct answer to the riddle.
TBC
This riddle is not only for Faith and Buffy, think you can answer it correctly too?
Jana S.
Wonderland 6 - The Knight's Riddle
"Xander!" Buffy exclaimed and hugged him.
"Xander, look at you, you're all mighty" said Faith giving him a nod.
"Yeah, isn't it great? I'm the Queens' head knight" he said showing the girls his sword. "I even get to carry this sword."
They could hear noise coming out of the woods, some kind of song.
"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Fetch after the rum, Darby!"
And out of the woods came fifteen soldiers, all armed, but their armor wasn't good as Xander's.
"Hold there" Xander said raising his sword. "No need for alarm. These two are friends of mine, and they are here to answer the riddle. Go back to your posts at the bar, and order me some rum too."
"Your army?" Buffy asked pointing to the retreating men.
"My men, very well trained, they can face any kind of danger" Xander said proudly.
"Yeah, even fetch some rum" Faith said mockingly.
"Well, we are celebrating, we just caught the hare, and now he's dust."
"You mean Spike?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, I think it's him. He was an evil hare, he deserved to be dust" Xander said.
"Well, I agree with Xander here" Faith said.
"I guess you're right, he never did anything good in his entire un-dead life" Buffy said, and then looked at the door. "So, we need to answer a riddle."
"Not so fast little lady" Xander said. "First, what do you want on the other side of this door?"
"We want to talk to the Queens, so they'll let us out of here" Faith said.
"That will only be after the tea party, today is an important day. The tea party is something big here, even the evil hare is going" Xander said.
"I thought Spike was dead" Buffy said annoyed.
"I never said he was dead, I only said that he was dust. He lost the race, the dogs won."
"The race... there was a race going on. And here I was, all feeling happy about his death" Faith said disappointed.
"But similar things will happen" Xander said in a weird tone. "So, any of you seen Anya?" he asked with his usual voice.
"She was dressed in a bunny suit. Saw her some time ago, don't know where she went" Buffy said.
"I guess she's already at the tea party, they are all waiting for us, do you want to hear the riddle now?" Xander asked.
"Shoot" Faith said.
"Are you really ready for that? I'll give you three chances. If you don't get the answer after the third chance, you'll both die" he said passing his sword close to both slayers necks.
"We are, damn it, just say it" Faith said, angry.
"No need to go hostile on me, I'm just following the rules."
"We are sorry Xand, but please, just say the riddle. And then we'll think of the answer, and when we feel we are sure of the answer we will tell you" Buffy said
"Okay, here it goes.
-The poor people have it, The rich people want it, The politicians do it all the time, And if you eat it, you will die. What is it?"
- Xander finished the charade and waited for the girls to answer.
"Give us a minute to think" Faith said and she sat on a rock and started to think, Buffy did the same. Both girls thinking to find the correct answer to the riddle.
TBC
This riddle is not only for Faith and Buffy, think you can answer it correctly too?
Jana S.