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Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.
I have a tongue, but do not talk. I follow close, but neither run nor walk. Coupled and hitched, but never married. You couldn't bear the load I've carried.
What's as small as a mouse but guards a house like a lion?
Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?
What has wings, but can not fly. Is enclosed, but can outside also lie. Can open itself up, or close itself away. Is the place of kings and queens and doggerel of every means. What is it upon which I stand? Which can lead us to different lands.
A Chinese, Indian and a Swiss were going to a party. Who is most likely to bring a plus one?