OH DEER!!! A christmas riddle. Can you answer it??!
Question: The good Mrs. Claus was crocheting bright bows
To be worn by these reindeer (four bucks and four does)
The ribbons were colored in eight festive hues:
One ocher, one rose, one cerise, one chartreuse.
One maroon, one magenta, one white, and one blue.
(these ribbons helped Santa keep track of his deer)
The deer pulled the toy-laden sleigh in four rows,
Arranged so no row held two bucks or two does.
The order of pullers was changed year by year,
For Santa was thoroughly fair with his deer.
He summoned the elves and istructed them thus:
"Let's hitch up the reindeer with minimum fuss,
The bow on the buck behind Dasher is whit,
While Blitzen, a doe, sees cerise on her right.
The blue bow is nearer my sleigh than is Dancer.
But nearer the fron of my team than is Prancer.
The does in chartreuse gets a front-of-the-team honor.
But not on the same side as Cupid or Donner.
Now,Comet stands two spots ahead of the rose.
And three deer of four on the right side are does.
Answers: The good Mrs. Claus was crocheting bright bows
To be worn by these reindeer (four bucks and four does)
The ribbons were colored in eight festive hues:
One ocher, one rose, one cerise, one chartreuse.
One maroon, one magenta, one white, and one blue.
(these ribbons helped Santa keep track of his deer)
The deer pulled the toy-laden sleigh in four rows,
Arranged so no row held two bucks or two does.
The order of pullers was changed year by year,
For Santa was thoroughly fair with his deer.
He summoned the elves and istructed them thus:
"Let's hitch up the reindeer with minimum fuss,
The bow on the buck behind Dasher is whit,
While Blitzen, a doe, sees cerise on her right.
The blue bow is nearer my sleigh than is Dancer.
But nearer the fron of my team than is Prancer.
The does in chartreuse gets a front-of-the-team honor.
But not on the same side as Cupid or Donner.
Now,Comet stands two spots ahead of the rose.
And three deer of four on the right side are does.
Front Row Left Dasher Buck Magenta ribbon
Front Row Right Comet Doe Chartreuse ribbon
2nd Row Left Cupid Buck White ribbon
2nd Row Right Dancer Doe Maroon ribbon
3rd Row Left Donner Buck Blue ribbon
3rd Row Right Vixen Doe Rose ribbon
4th Row Left Blitzen Doe Ocher ribbon
4th Row Right Prancer Buck Cerise ribbon
ok?
Well done to Myra M if she got it right. This would take a bit of thinking to work out.