And There's a Pretty Little Thing, Waiting For The King, Down In The Jungle Room.

[ZoNeSeeK]

This young stage beauty has grabbed the eye,

And when Meer becomes Million, you will see why.

A brazen brand for a brazen way,

This bloody smear is a shameful pay -

Even for this miniscule ruiner,

Of sound and sight does slay.

Reviving France on the back of a tiny flower,

Or resurrecting Tara to her former power?

* Full working out needed to get the goose on this one :)

[Jon]

*Takes a walk through Memphis*

[ZoNeSeeK]

N O .

[NeverAgain]

This young stage beauty has grabbed the eye, (teardrops)

And when Meer becomes Million, you will see why.

A brazen brand for a brazen way,

This bloody smear is a shameful pay -

Even for this miniscule ruiner,

Of sound and sight does slay.

Reviving France on the back of a tiny flower,

Or resurrecting Tara to her former power? (Formerly a tear in Avalokiteshvara's left eye)

* Full working out needed to get the goose on this one :)

Crap, I'm stretching.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Sorry, thats not the right track.

Hint: begin by seperating out the couplets.

[Jon]

Damn this is a lot of digging!!!

[Ryan]

Good one,
Is it confessions of an ugly stepsister?

[NeverAgain]

Tell me if I'm hitting anything here.

witch, ocean, scar, age

[Jon]

Does the Tara reference refer to a Buddhist Goddesses?

If so...what color?


The phrase " A brazen brand for a brazen way," is bugging the shit out of me!

[ZoNeSeeK]

No, the Tara reference is not to Buddhism :)

[Jean]

I assumed it was to Gone with the Wind?

[ZoNeSeeK]

Jean's on the right track!

The answer to the riddle is the common factor between each section.

[Jean]

star-let
Scar-let

???

[ZoNeSeeK]

Scarlet is correct! What about the other lines? :)

[LadyHitchhiker]

Elvis?

[ZoNeSeeK]

Nope ;)

The riddle title has nothing to do with the answer.

Jean pretty much has it, but there's 5 answers im looking for.

[Jean]

Reviving France on the back of a tiny flower might refer to Scarlet Pimpernel, and something else to scarlet fever, but my English isn't sufficient to even understand the clues... http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

[ZoNeSeeK]

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This young stage beauty has grabbed the eye, |

And when Meer becomes Million, you will see why. - Scarlett Johanssen

A brazen brand for a brazen way, |

This bloody smear is a shameful pay - Scarlet Letter

Even for this miniscule ruiner, |

Of sound and sight does slay. - Scarlet Fever

Reviving France on the back of a tiny flower, - Scarlet Pimpernell

Or resurrecting Tara to her former power? - Scarlet O'Hara


You're almost there :D

[Jean]

Vermeer and Vermillion!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear4bis.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear4bis.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear4bis.gif

[Jon]

I rekcon scarlet letter is in there but I have never read the book so I am unsure where.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Vermeer and Vermillion!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear4bis.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear4bis.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear4bis.gif

You're almost there for the first couplet .. A knowledge of current hollywood actresses and what movies theyve done in the last few years is required.

Jon: Scarlet letter is correct.

[Jean]

Bears are better with vermeers than with current hollywood actresses... http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

[ZoNeSeeK]

Think of a movie with the same title as one of his paintings :)

[Ryan]

Ryan, stands on the shoulders of all the good guessers before him and calls out: Scarlett Johansson in the "Girl with a Pearl Earring"?
As soon as I heard Scarlett, Vermeer, and recent movies it clicked.

[ZoNeSeeK]

And Ryan finishes it off nicely, well done everyone !

*open goose market*

[Jon]

"Scarlett Johansson" Oh I should have thought.

Well played Ryan!