Tale of the Clever Animal

yorovar for some reason has to do a riddle

he hears the riddle and is like oh shit idk

maybe a riddle-off like the hobbit to win smth “shiny”

cut to tale

sphinx, who has this specific riddle

many adventurers come, fail, die

one finally comes and says the answer and the tale ends

cut back to yorovar who says the answer and gets monitos

dont actually say the riddle in the tale, just say the sphinx speaks words that are familiar

Always present, ever-sought. Always hunted, never caught. People wept for what I brought. But sometimes with me a crown is wrought. -Future

oskar suggestion:

not actually a sphinx with a riddle

its an owl watching 3 kids

1 always looking forward, never waiting for whats to come

1 constantly dissapointed or distraught by what the future brings (sorrows, family sickness, death)

1 kid doesnt look to the future but works hard in the present, and through this creates his own good future