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I am a ship that can be made to ride the greatest waves. I am not built by objects, but built by minds. What am I?
I give people a huge fright, but at the end I'm sweet. I normally celebrate at night, when there's less heat. What am I?
I come off of a beautiful creature which soars in the sky. I come off of a peckish creature which has a tail as mighty as the sun! I am sometimes dirty and parents beg you not to pick me up.
If you drop me I'm sure to crack. But give me a smile and I'll always smile back.
I can be entertaining until you realize some pieces have been lost.
Give it food and it will live, give it water and it will die.