Kathryn England is an Australian author who writes books, short stories, and articles for adults and children. "The Queen's Riddle" is in Short Circuit #04, Short Édition's quarterly review.

Queen Riddles was a fun-loving monarch who liked riddles and jokes. She had spent most of her life working out answers to riddles, so there were few who could trick her. All it took was a little time and any riddle could be solved. Or so she thought.One day, she decided to hold a contest. Whoever asked her a riddle she could not answer would win a sack of gold.When the day of the contest arrived, people lined up outside the palace and asked the Queen their riddles. Some were easy. Some were hard. The Queen answered them all. Just when she thought there would be no prize winner, an old man came

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