Rhyming Riddles

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It's a cake, but it's not to eat
(In fact, it wouldn't be much of a treat).
It's not in a bakery, but next door
You'll find it in the grocery store.

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soap   Hide



Buzzing little hummer,
Busy all the summer.
No time to play, no time to shirk,
Because no man can do her work.

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A bee    Hide



The poor have two;
the rich have none.
If you guess this,
then you have one.

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the letter 'O'   Hide



What object is so tiny,
Yet in it power lies
To change its form and substance
And magnify its size?

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a seed    Hide



Red, orange, yellow, green;
The king can't reach it, nor yet hte queen.
Blue and violet also are seen
With gradual shading in between.

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rainbow    Hide



You know of pen, if you stop to think.
That writes with lead instead of ink.

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pencil    Hide



It looks sorry, very sorry,
When you're feeling sad,
And looks happy, very happy,
Whenever you are glad.

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mirror    Hide



Some say that TWO and TWO
Always will make FOUR,
So, how can these numbers
be shown as eighteen more?

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when they are written as 22    Hide



Can you name a kind of doors,
Always open wide?
They are very close to you,
Wherever you abide.

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outdoors    Hide



It's not for an elephant,
Nor for clothes,
But it's a trunk.
It grows and grows.

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tree trunk    Hide