In the story, a character named Raven confronts a teacher who mistakenly judges her as problematic. The teacher suggests Raven might belong to a different school for troubled students. To challenge the class, the teacher proposes a riddle: whoever solves it will be exempt from the final assignment, with answers due on Friday. The story captures Raven's defiance against prejudice and sets the stage for a competition among students to solve the riddle. The riddle itself hints at themes of nature and transformation.