EasyClassic
"For most of the month I am a person like any other. But when the moon is round and full, I grow fur, fangs and a howl. What am I?"
Answer
A Werewolf
Explanation
In legend a werewolf is a human who turns into a wolf at the full moon. The 'were' is an Old English word for man, so the name means, quite literally, man-wolf.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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