No Ears and More Than One Eye
I have no ears, but more than one eye,
Cut me in half, I won’t cry,
Leave me alone and I will die.
What am I?
A potato. The roots growing out of a potato are called eyes, when you cut a potato in half it doesn’t produce any moisture and if you leave a poor potato to its own devices, it will die.
Can’t Keep It Until You’ve Given It
You can’t keep this until you have given it.
A promise (or your word).
What Surrounds The World
What surrounds the world, yet dwells within a thimble?
Space.
I Sleep By Day
I sleep by day, I fly by night. I have no feathers to aid my flight. What am I?
A bat.
Toss Me Out the Window
Toss me out of the window,
You’ll find a grieving wife,
Pull me back but through the door, and
Watch someone give life!
What am I?
The letter “n”. (widow, donor).
All Things Devours
This thing all things devours,
Birds, beasts, trees, and flowers.
Gnaws iron bites steel,
Grinds hard stones to meal,
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down
Time. Iron, steel, stone and virtually any substance will be worn down given enough time.
(From J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit)
All About But Can’t Be Seen
All about, but cannot be seen,
Can be captured, cannot be held
No throat, but can be heard.
Sounds / noises. Wind also works.