Answer:
The man who made it didn't need it. The man who bought it didn't use it. The man who used it didn't want it.
I have legs but never walk, I may have flowers but no soil, I hold food but never eat.
I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind. I help others to see.
What's black when you get it, red when you use it, and white when you're all through with it?
What month of the year has 28 days?
What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?