Water was right. Janelle had gotten the first riddle and performed the task appropriately. Now it was on to riddle number two. Janelle listened as the professor recited the poem. Then she thought about it. Something that would make the soil desert-like. Something that makes things dry. Janelle thought about the desert. The desert certainly was dry, dry and full of sand. She couldn't imagine how sand could be beneficial for roses though. Maybe that wasn't the important part of the clue.

Looking at the riddle again, Janelle focused on the last part of it. It makes some things dry, but it would be good for the roses. She wished her sister was here. Certainly she would know the answer to the riddle. And then it hit her. Something that makes things dry. Salt! As usual, Janelle made a connection between her lesson and food. Salt was used to dry things, like in curing meat for one thing. It could suck the moisture out of something........but how could this be helpful for roses? Janelle wasn't sure about that, but she was pretty sure that she was right. Now where was she supposed to find some salt around here? Janelle began to walk around, looking for a place where she might find some salt. It had to be here........somewhere.