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What am I? riddles about everyday things

Twelve "What am I?" riddles about things found in every home. Read the clues slowly. The answer is probably in the same room as you.

  1. I have many teeth but I never bite.
    Every morning I walk through the forest on your head.

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    A comb

  2. After your bath I drink what the water left behind.
    The more I help you, the wetter I get.

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    A towel

  3. I copy everything you do without a sound.
    Raise your right hand and I raise my left.

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    A mirror

  4. I am tall when I am young and short when I am old.
    I shed tears of wax while I work.

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    A candle

  5. I am small and my teeth are made of metal.
    Without me, your own door treats you like a stranger.

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    A key

  6. I sit in one corner,
    yet I travel all over the country.

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    A postage stamp

  7. The more I work, the shorter I become.
    Sharpen me and I am ready to work again.

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    A pencil

  8. I am soft and I listen to all your dreams.
    I never tell anyone what I hear.

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    A pillow

  9. I have steps but I am not a house.
    I help you reach high places and then go back to lean on the wall.

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    A ladder

  10. I have one eye but I cannot see.
    A long thread follows me wherever I go.

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    A needle

  11. My door is opened a hundred times a day.
    Inside me it is always winter.

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    A fridge

  12. I whistle, but not because I am happy.
    When I whistle, the dal is nearly done.

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    A pressure cooker

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