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When it was young, it had a tail. When it grew up, it had knees
It is a cat but not a kitty, You'll never catch on in a city. Its fangs are huge and so its claws, A death machine with paws and jaws. In its own way a royal fellow, Striped with black and clothed in yellow
What is green, has four legs, no tail, and usually heard at night?
A blackbird similar to, but much bigger than a crow
It rows quickly with four oars but never comes out from under his own roof. What is it?
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.