Thousands lay up gold within this house...

Riddle: A dagger thrust at my own heart dictates the way I'm swayed. Left I stand, and right I yield, to the twisting of the blade.

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Answer: Lock

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Riddle: A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?

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Answer: None. A pear tree does not bear plums

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Riddle: A house full, a yard full, a chimney full, no one can get a spoonful.

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Answer: Smoke

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Riddle: Always wax, yet always wane: I melt, succumbed to the flame. Lighting darkness, with fate unblest, I soon devolve into a shapeless mess.

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Answer: Candle

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Riddle: Bouncing Bob was riding a particularly frisky horse when suddenly its bridle came off. As they raced down the road, a screaming Bob clung to the horse's ears for dear life. Out of the corner of his eye, Bob saw a car coming, and realizing the horse was completely out of control, he panicked. Flailing his arms about, he accidentally caused the horse to come to an abrupt halt. What could Bouncing Bob have done to make the horse stop?

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Answer: Bob accidentally put his hands over the horse's eyes. If a horse can't see, it will automatically stop.

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Riddle: A beggar's brother went out to sea and drowned. But the man who drowned had no brother. Who was the beggar to the man who drowned?

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Answer: Sister

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