Cipher Challenge
Why the Wren Hides
An original folktale explaining why a small bird chooses dense hedges instead of competing for the tallest branches.
Source & status
- Origin
- Original to Decipher
- Solution
- Established
Ciphertext
ENGP SPN, DUC FJHKV PSDUCHCK DN RUNNVC S ACCQCH XNH DUC XJHVD VCCK NX VQHJGP. CSPEC QHNOJVCK VDHCGPDU, HSYCG NXXCHCK RECYCHGCVV, SGK VZSG QHSJVCK UCH NZG PHSRC. S VOSEE FHNZG FJHK VSJK GNDUJGP. KBHJGP DUC GJPUD, S XHNVD RHNVVCK DUC YSEECM SGK CYCHM GCVD PHCZ RNEK. DUC VOSEE FJHK RSHHJCK DUC VCCK FCGCSDU S VUCK HNNX, DBRACK JD JGDN KHM VDHSZ, SGK ZSJDCK DUCHC BGDJE VBGHJVC. ZUCG DUC NDUCHV HCDBHGCK, DUCM XNBGK DUC VCCK VSXC SGK DUC EJDDEC PBSHKJSG CIUSBVDCK. DUCM NXXCHCK UCH S RHNZG NX FHJPUD XCSDUCHV. VUC KCREJGCK, SVAJGP NGEM XNH S TBJCD UCKPC ZUCHC FNSVDJGP CMCV ZNBEK QSVV UCH FM. QCNQEC VSM VUC VDJEE ACCQV DN DUJRACDV FCRSBVC RSHCXBE ZNHA GCCKV GN QSHSKC.