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Candle in the Wind
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Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
My first is a special delivery date
My second, as the last course, you may await
My whole, into pieces do you separate
What am I?
My second, as the last course, you may await
My whole, into pieces do you separate
What am I?
Answer
birthday cakeLine 1 refers to the date of delivery of a newborn baby, which is that baby's birthday.
Line 2 means that cake may be "the last course", or dessert, of a meal.
Line 3 means that a birthday cake is cut "into pieces".
The title alludes to candles that are often placed on a birthday cake, lit, and subsequently blown out by the person celebrating their birthday after making a secret wish.
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