Riddles

What is that which we swallow and live,
but when it swallows us, we die.
Ans: Water

It is there when touched,
but not when glanced sideways
Ans: Ears

What is it that is seen better as it grows darker?
Ans: stars

A tiny tot,this girl;
Her name-Miss Ruby Red.
Clad in a skirt of scarlet,
A pice, the price on her head.
she burns mouths and brings tears;
In this she's unequalled, with no peers.
Ans: red chilli

What is it that wipes its face with two hands all day?
Ans: a clock

There is a woman who wears a crown And has eyes all over.
Ans: a pineapple

A rock was split and a rock was seen;
That rock was split and silver was seen;
In the well of silver water was seen.
Ans: a coconut

The white lady who sheds tears all the time.
Ans: a candle

What is it that becomes bigger and bigger the more it moves around?
Ans: a rumour

"I never was, am always to be,
No one ever saw me, nor ever will
And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball."
Ans: tomorrow