whats one of the haitian krik kraks

Krik? krak!

Riddle: Tou won san fon. (bottomless loop.)
Answer:  yon bag! (a ring!)

Riddle: Pase la pase isit, na rankontre. (you go here, I go there. We''ll meet up.)
Answer: sentiwon! (a belt!)

Riddle: Men m la pran m. (Catch me if you can.)
Answer: lonbraj! (a shadow!)

Riddle:  Ti piti fè lonè prezidan. (the tiny one honors the king/president.)
Answer: zegwi! (a needle!)*
* It is because of a tiny sewing needle that even a great man covers his nakedness.

Riddle:  Ouvè wa, fèmen wa. (open the king, shut the king.)
Answer: tiwa! (a drawer!)*
*This makes sense as 'wa' and 'tiwa' do rhyme.  And 'ti wa' also means 'little king'

Riddle:  De bò chemen. (a fork on the road.)
Answer: pantalon! (a pair of pants!)

Riddle: Piti piti plen kay. (little one, little one, fill up the house.)
Answer: lanp! (a lanp, or a light bulb)

Riddle: Dlo kanpe. (Upward water.)
Answer: kann! (sugar cane!)

Riddle: Lè m chita, m pi wo ke lè m kanpe. (When I sit I'm taller than when I stand.)
Answer: on chyen! ( a dog!)

Riddle:  Abiye san sòti. (All dressed up and nowhere to go.)
Answer: kabann! ( a bed!)

Riddle:  What's the safest place to put your hat to prevent it from falling on the floor?
Answer: on the floor.

Tongue twister:
And, a tongue twister that children sometimes use as a password to enter, say a... , treehouse:

Peti Pyè pati pou Pari pou peche pwason pou prezidan Petion.
Little Peter went to Paris to fish for President Petion.  (Can you say that fast five times?)

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Lesson 22 - Krik? Krak! Guessing Game.

In Haiti, we have this guessing game called "krik? krak!".
A storyteller will say "Krik?" to a group of people, and if you're gamed to guess the riddle, then you'll answer, "Krak!". The storyteller will then give you a riddle and you have to yell out the answer if you guessed it.
Click here to learn some Haitian Krik Krak riddles.

Please guess the creole word from the following definitions. Then use that word in a sentence (a creole sentence of course!)

1. Krik? Krak! A long, narrow seat for several people, usually made of wood. _____________

2. Krik? krak! A small container for holding liquids, often with a handle. ______________

3. Krik? krak! A tropical fruit that is long, curved, and yellow. _______________

4. Krik? Krak! To say or do something again. ____________

5. Krik? Krak! A wide path with a smooth surface on which vehicles or people travel. ______________

6. Krik? Krak! A warm-blooded creature with two legs, wings, feathers, and a beak. ________________

7. Krik? krak! A lot of people packed together. _________

8. Krik? krak! A place where people go to be taught. _______

9. Krik? krak! Coins or bills that people use to buy things. ___________

10. Krik? Krak! To take something off or away. ___________

Find the answers in the next blog as always. Thanks!