Answer:
Six letters do my name compound; among the aged oft I'm found; The shepherd also by the brook hears me when Leaning on his crook; but in the middle me divide and take the half on either side each backward read a liquor tell ev'ry gay toper knows it well.
What word when read from left to right is a ruler, but when read from right to left is a servant?
kings and queens may cling to power and the jesters may have their call. I am the most common but I can rule them all.
I start with βeβ end with βeβ. I have whole countries inside me. What am I?
Of these things - I have two. One for me - and one for you. And when you ask about the price I simply smile and nod twice.
Whatβs a carpetβs favorite sport?