Answer:
Little Nancy Etticote in a white petticoat. With a red nose; the longer she stands the shorter she grows.
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk but when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat. Why?
What can you catch but not throw?
I can be repeated but rarely in the same way. I can't be changed but can be rewritten. I can be passed down but should not be forgotten.
I had a bright start, but I couldn't take the pressure. I consume everything, yet I don't eat anything. What am I?
Be sure to shout for its answers are weak, but there is no language it cannot speak.