EasyNature
"I am dressed for midnight at every hour of the day. Some say I bring bad luck when I cross your path, others say good. I say nothing, and wash my paws. What am I?"
Answer
A Black Cat
Explanation
A black cat wears the colour of midnight all day long. Superstition cannot agree about it: in much of Europe and America a black cat crossing your path is unlucky, while in Britain and Japan it has long been counted as good luck.
This is an easy riddle in the Nature category — Riddles about the natural world, animals, weather and geography.
Featured in: Halloween Riddles
Tags:halloweencatsanimalssuperstition
✦
More Nature Riddles
Keep going — other riddles in this category:
- I am a house whose builder has moved out. I gather dust in the corners where brooms forget to go, and one sweep brings me down. What am I?
- I ask the same question all night long and never get an answer. I can turn my head most of the way round, and I fly without a sound. What am I?
- I have a bed but never sleep, a mouth but never eat. I run all day but never tire. What am I?
- I strike without warning, illuminate everything for a moment, then disappear without a trace. I am feared yet beautiful. What am I?
- You feel me but cannot see me. I can be gentle or violent. I have no home yet I travel everywhere. I carry seeds, scatter leaves, and shape mountains over time. What am I?
- I am useless when closed and useful only when open. I protect you from above but I do not cover your feet. What am I?