Answer:
A harvest sown and reaped on the same day In an unplowed field, Which increases without growing, Remains whole though it is eaten Within and without, Is useless and yet The staple of nations.
What travels from house to house and is sometimes narrow and sometimes wide but always stays outside?
Snake coiled round and round. Snake deep below the ground. Snake that's never had a head. Snake that binds but not with dread.
Often held but never touched. Always wet but never rusts. Often bits but seldom bit. To use it well you must have wit.
What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
Iām grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Very round I am and always a lady's delight.