General Riddles

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

I am in the beginning of sorrow and sadness. You will find me in happiness also. You will find me in sun and stars but not in moon. I am in summer and spring but not in fall or winter. Who am I?
The alphabet S.

Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:

I am soft and transparent. I am so small that you can keep me on your fingers. I have no light but I help you to see the beautiful world. I improve your vision only when I come in contact with you. Who am I?
Contact Lens

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

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

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

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

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