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What breaks on the water but never on the land?
What do you throw out when you need it but put away when you donβt?
Inside a burning house, this thing is best to make. And best to make it quickly, before the fire's too much to take.
A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.
A house of wood in a hidden place. Built without nails or glue. High above the earthen ground It holds pale gems of blue.
The sun bakes them, The hand breaks them, The foot treads on them, And the mouth tastes them. What are they?