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One night whilst walking beside the road

I glimpsed something move, and so I slowed

It must be a cat, to be so spry

but it looked much redder to my eye

It disappeared behind a tree

What kind of creature did I just see?



Perhaps no animal, a mythical being?

I became scared at what I had been seeing

A gnome or a fairy out all by itself?

Maybe other tiny folk yelled out “Flee, elf!”

But I do not believe in ogres, ergo

there cannot be any such thing, this I know.



Still, it was a strange sight to see in the town

I may need a Xanax to help me calm down.



What did I see? And more importantly, why do you answer that?






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    One night whilst walking beside the road

    I glimpsed something move, and so I slowed

    It must be a cat, to be so spry

    but it looked much redder to my eye

    It disappeared behind a tree

    What kind of creature did I just see?



    Perhaps no animal, a mythical being?

    I became scared at what I had been seeing

    A gnome or a fairy out all by itself?

    Maybe other tiny folk yelled out “Flee, elf!”

    But I do not believe in ogres, ergo

    there cannot be any such thing, this I know.



    Still, it was a strange sight to see in the town

    I may need a Xanax to help me calm down.



    What did I see? And more importantly, why do you answer that?






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      One night whilst walking beside the road

      I glimpsed something move, and so I slowed

      It must be a cat, to be so spry

      but it looked much redder to my eye

      It disappeared behind a tree

      What kind of creature did I just see?



      Perhaps no animal, a mythical being?

      I became scared at what I had been seeing

      A gnome or a fairy out all by itself?

      Maybe other tiny folk yelled out “Flee, elf!”

      But I do not believe in ogres, ergo

      there cannot be any such thing, this I know.



      Still, it was a strange sight to see in the town

      I may need a Xanax to help me calm down.



      What did I see? And more importantly, why do you answer that?






      riddle wordplay rhyme







      share|improve this question















      One night whilst walking beside the road

      I glimpsed something move, and so I slowed

      It must be a cat, to be so spry

      but it looked much redder to my eye

      It disappeared behind a tree

      What kind of creature did I just see?



      Perhaps no animal, a mythical being?

      I became scared at what I had been seeing

      A gnome or a fairy out all by itself?

      Maybe other tiny folk yelled out “Flee, elf!”

      But I do not believe in ogres, ergo

      there cannot be any such thing, this I know.



      Still, it was a strange sight to see in the town

      I may need a Xanax to help me calm down.



      What did I see? And more importantly, why do you answer that?






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          You saw a




          RED FOX!!




          There are a lot of




          Mythological creatures and palindromes in this riddle.




          Namely,




          redder, eye, did, flee elf, ogres ergo, Xanax (and the title, “Was it a cat I saw”). Thanks to @WAF & @msouth for the additional palindromes! The title is a clue to use the first letter of each palindrome in the name of the animal in order of their appearance: Redder, Eye, Did, Flee elf, Ogres ergo, Xanax




          This yields




          RED FOX, which is a small creature of cat like size which is red and very spry!







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          • Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
            – WAF
            Nov 11 at 14:14








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            I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
            – Astralbee
            Nov 11 at 14:18










          • Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
            – msouth
            Nov 11 at 16:10










          • You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
            – Astralbee
            Nov 11 at 18:15






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            I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
            – El-Guest
            Nov 11 at 18:20













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          up vote
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          accepted










          You saw a




          RED FOX!!




          There are a lot of




          Mythological creatures and palindromes in this riddle.




          Namely,




          redder, eye, did, flee elf, ogres ergo, Xanax (and the title, “Was it a cat I saw”). Thanks to @WAF & @msouth for the additional palindromes! The title is a clue to use the first letter of each palindrome in the name of the animal in order of their appearance: Redder, Eye, Did, Flee elf, Ogres ergo, Xanax




          This yields




          RED FOX, which is a small creature of cat like size which is red and very spry!







          share|improve this answer























          • Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
            – WAF
            Nov 11 at 14:14








          • 1




            I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
            – Astralbee
            Nov 11 at 14:18










          • Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
            – msouth
            Nov 11 at 16:10










          • You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
            – Astralbee
            Nov 11 at 18:15






          • 1




            I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
            – El-Guest
            Nov 11 at 18:20

















          up vote
          22
          down vote



          accepted










          You saw a




          RED FOX!!




          There are a lot of




          Mythological creatures and palindromes in this riddle.




          Namely,




          redder, eye, did, flee elf, ogres ergo, Xanax (and the title, “Was it a cat I saw”). Thanks to @WAF & @msouth for the additional palindromes! The title is a clue to use the first letter of each palindrome in the name of the animal in order of their appearance: Redder, Eye, Did, Flee elf, Ogres ergo, Xanax




          This yields




          RED FOX, which is a small creature of cat like size which is red and very spry!







          share|improve this answer























          • Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
            – WAF
            Nov 11 at 14:14








          • 1




            I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
            – Astralbee
            Nov 11 at 14:18










          • Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
            – msouth
            Nov 11 at 16:10










          • You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
            – Astralbee
            Nov 11 at 18:15






          • 1




            I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
            – El-Guest
            Nov 11 at 18:20















          up vote
          22
          down vote



          accepted







          up vote
          22
          down vote



          accepted






          You saw a




          RED FOX!!




          There are a lot of




          Mythological creatures and palindromes in this riddle.




          Namely,




          redder, eye, did, flee elf, ogres ergo, Xanax (and the title, “Was it a cat I saw”). Thanks to @WAF & @msouth for the additional palindromes! The title is a clue to use the first letter of each palindrome in the name of the animal in order of their appearance: Redder, Eye, Did, Flee elf, Ogres ergo, Xanax




          This yields




          RED FOX, which is a small creature of cat like size which is red and very spry!







          share|improve this answer














          You saw a




          RED FOX!!




          There are a lot of




          Mythological creatures and palindromes in this riddle.




          Namely,




          redder, eye, did, flee elf, ogres ergo, Xanax (and the title, “Was it a cat I saw”). Thanks to @WAF & @msouth for the additional palindromes! The title is a clue to use the first letter of each palindrome in the name of the animal in order of their appearance: Redder, Eye, Did, Flee elf, Ogres ergo, Xanax




          This yields




          RED FOX, which is a small creature of cat like size which is red and very spry!








          share|improve this answer














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          answered Nov 11 at 13:59









          El-Guest

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          • Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
            – WAF
            Nov 11 at 14:14








          • 1




            I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
            – Astralbee
            Nov 11 at 14:18










          • Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
            – msouth
            Nov 11 at 16:10










          • You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
            – Astralbee
            Nov 11 at 18:15






          • 1




            I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
            – El-Guest
            Nov 11 at 18:20




















          • Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
            – WAF
            Nov 11 at 14:14








          • 1




            I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
            – Astralbee
            Nov 11 at 14:18










          • Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
            – msouth
            Nov 11 at 16:10










          • You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
            – Astralbee
            Nov 11 at 18:15






          • 1




            I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
            – El-Guest
            Nov 11 at 18:20


















          Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
          – WAF
          Nov 11 at 14:14






          Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
          – WAF
          Nov 11 at 14:14






          1




          1




          I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
          – Astralbee
          Nov 11 at 14:18




          I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
          – Astralbee
          Nov 11 at 14:18












          Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
          – msouth
          Nov 11 at 16:10




          Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
          – msouth
          Nov 11 at 16:10












          You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
          – Astralbee
          Nov 11 at 18:15




          You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
          – Astralbee
          Nov 11 at 18:15




          1




          1




          I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
          – El-Guest
          Nov 11 at 18:20






          I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
          – El-Guest
          Nov 11 at 18:20




















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