General Riddles

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Fill in the sequence: prl, my, jn, jly, gst ?
sptmbr Explanation:Name of the months after removing the vowels - APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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