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If a man carried my burden, he would break his back. I am not rich, but leave silver in my track.
What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
So cold, damp and dark this place. To stay you would refrain, yet those who occupy this place do never complain.
I am a precious little thing, dancing and eating all the time. Watch me from a distance, so you can feel my warm and gentle love. But don't come to close or my next meal you could be!
My tongue hangs out as I run over fields and streets all day. I get tied up every morning and untied at night.
I am owned by Old McDonald.