Stories to solve Book

A collection of fourteen different riddle-based folk stories, with the hook that the set up is such that one reads the story and then can guess the solution. For example, the Aesop fable of the Crow and the Pitcher -- turn the page to find out how the crow got his drink!

About half the stories were new to me. Some I figured out, if not the right answer, at least a plausible one. Others stumped me. I'll specifically call out one of the stumpers, the Armenian "The Clever Bride", whose solution was terrifically clever and terribly obvious, and which I doubt I would have found, even given years in which to try.

The way the tales were told could have been improved, but the content was great, and I have very fond feelings toward the genre. It is one partially responsible for my blissful married state. Future Esteemed Spouse and I were being chauffeured by our chaperones, and had to find subjects to talk about on the way from Scenic Site A to Tourist Trap B - this was before the internet being available on cell phones obviated the need for conversation. One of these subjects was riddles/logic puzzles, of which well-read me had a large store (I don't believe this choice was a conscious decision on my part). Future Esteemed Spouse was not well-read, and had an indifferent education in a worse-than-indifferent country, but my goodness, FES was an absolute genius at solving them. Cleared the "is this person smart enough to get married to?" hurdle with miles to spare.

4/5 - If you like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing you will like.

Note 1: Esteemed Spouse thought about "The Clever Bride" for thirty minutes and came up with the correct solution. Still got it!

Note 2: For user Manybooks, who will appreciate it - there are a couple pages at the back in which the author lists the country of origin and sources for each tale.