--Informant Info--
Nationality: Former Soviet Union/Ukranian/Russian
Age: 50
Occupation: Business owner
Residence: Los Angeles
Date of Performance/Collection: 4/10/18
Primary Language: Russian
Other Language(s): Ukranian, English
Nationality: Former Soviet Union/Ukranian/Russian
Age: 50
Occupation: Business owner
Residence: Los Angeles
Date of Performance/Collection: 4/10/18
Primary Language: Russian
Other Language(s): Ukranian, English
Main Piece: Riddle
Original:
Сто одежек и все без застежек.
– Капуста.
Phonetic:
Sto odezhek i vse bez zastezhek.
– Kapusta.
Translation:
One hundred outfits and each without clasps.
– Cabbage
Background Information:
- Why does informant know this piece?
This was told to him by his childhood friends
- Where did they learn this piece?
Ukraine
- What does it mean to them?
It’s an interesting riddle.
Context:
This is told by children to other children to play riddle games.
Personal Thoughts:
I have heard multiple variations of this riddle, including one where instead of the answer being “cabbage”, the answer is “onions.”