General Riddles

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

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