I dance and breathe
and can even deceive.
I am not alive,
yet watch how I thrive.
Do not come too near
or I will eat you my dear.

What am I?

From the third line, it follows that "I" is an inanimate object.
In conjunction with the clues provided in lines 1, 2 and 3 it now follows that the solution to the riddle is "fire".

Posted by K Sengupta on 2007-02-20 10:09:45