the answer to the riddle is a metaphor for life. what has four legs in the morning? that is a baby. the morning is like the beginning of a person's life. what has two legs in the afternoon? an adult. afternoon because it's like in the middle of a person's life. when they are an adult. and lastly, what has three legs at night? an elderly person with a cane. night is a metaphor for the nearing end of a person's life.

so for this task, i took three pix of different objects next to my cell phone so you can see at what time of the day i took the pic; morning, afternoon, and night.