MediumClassic
"I have a tongue but cannot taste. I carry messages but never speak. Lick me and I seal myself. What am I?"
Answer
An Envelope
Explanation
An envelope has a flap — the tongue — that you lick to seal it. It carries letters and messages but has no voice of its own.
This is a medium riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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