Who Walks on Three Legs?
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What animal walks on four legs in the morning, two legs during the day, and three legs in the evening?
Oedipus, the king of Thebes, figured out the answer to the riddle:
A human being
In the morning (as baby), crawls on all fours; During day (as child to grown-up), walks around on two legs, and in the evening (old age), walks with support of three (two legs + walking stick)
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