Answer:
I can be entertaining until you realize some pieces have been lost.
You hold my tail while I fish for you. What am I?
A thousand wheels but move I do not. Call me what I am call me a lot.
In wealth I abound; in water I stand; as a fencer I'm valued all over the land; at Venice I'm famous; by farmers I'm prized; respected by law yet huntsmen despised; consternation and ruin ensue when I break; And the beasts of the forest advantage won't take.
I have skin, more eyes than one. I can be very nice when I am done. What am I?
Give it food and it will live, give it water and it will die.