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When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, "in two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is she?
At night they come without being fetched,
And by day they are lost without being stolen.
What is it?
Guides travelers, never moves,
Always turning, never looks,
Always shining, never burns,
Looks on blue fields with each of its turns.
What is it?
I am the outstretched fingers
that seize and hold the wind.
Wisdom flows from me in other hands.
Upon me are sweet dreams dreamt.
My merest touch brings laughter.
What am I?
When young, I am sweet in the sun.
When middle-aged, I can help to make you healthy.
When old, I am valued more than ever
What am I?
Each morning I appear to lie at your feet,
All day I will follow no matter how fast you run,
Yet I nearly perish in the midday sun.
My life can be measured in hours,
I serve by being devoured.
Thin, I am quick
Fat, I am slow
Wind is my foe.
You saw me where I never was and where I could not be. And yet within that very place, my face you often see. What am I?
Kings and queens may cling to power and the jester’s got his call,
But, as you may all discover, the common one outranks them all.