FIVE RHYMING RIDDLES

1)

I gathered them in the forest as they grew;

I held them in my hands and gave them to you.

But though you took and cast them on the floor,

They cling to my hands evermore.

Oh, could I but behead them, then they'd be freed,

And I would give them unto those who plead.

2)

A slippery fish in a cloudy sea;

Neither hook nor spear will capture me.

Only your hand can seize this fish,

To see that it ends up in the dish.

3)

Tell me what a dozen rubber trees,

With 30 boughs on each might be.

4)

I am valued much and arrive for free,

It takes time and money to take care of me;

My loss is mourned, especially by men,

Yet they often pay to get rid of me.

5)

With T I'm the crime

Of a country betrayed;

Alone, I'm the grounds

Of an argument made.

HINTS:

1. The answer has to do with a word that is a homograph. One meaning is a type of tree, and the other has to do with your hand.

2. It's not really a fish.

3. "Tree" is used only as a metaphor. The numbers 12 and 30 are the best clues.

Answers:

1. Palms/alms

2. Bar of soap

3. Months of the year

4. Hair

5. Treason/reason