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Can you guess what each of these riddles is describing?

#11

I run over fields and woods all day. Under the bed at night I sit not alone. My tongue hangs out, up and to the rear, awaiting to be filled in the morning. What am I?

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#12

Throw it off the highest building, and I'll not break. But put me in the ocean, and I will. What am I?

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#13

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

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#14

No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?

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#15

A certain crime is punishable if attempted but not punishable if committed. What is it?

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#16

You use a knife to slice my head and weep beside me when I am dead. What am I?

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#17

I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?

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#18

I am mother and father, but never birth or nurse. I'm rarely still, but I never wander. What am I?

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#19

Tough one!

I went into the woods and got it. I sat down to seek it. I brought it home with me because I couldn't find it. What is it?

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#20

I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I'll make it lighter. What am I?

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