General Riddles

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

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

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who 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

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

Where do fish store all their money?
On the river banks!

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

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