About the size of a squash, He robs the whole village. What is it?

Answer: A rat.

More Classic Riddles with answers

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Alive without breath, as cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking. What is it?
Almost everyone sees me without noticing me, For what is beyond is what he or she seeks. What am I?
An archaeologist finds a coin dated 48 B.C. How did he know it was a fake?
As destructive as life, As healing as death; An institutioner of strife, Just as prone to bless. It is all that is good, Yet with an evil trend; As it was the beginning of things, It can also be the end. What is it?
As I went across the bridge, I met a man with a load of wood which was neither straight nor crooked. What kind of wood was it?
At the sound of me, men may dream, Or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh, Or sometimes weep. What am I?
Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, even a river can't fill it up. What is it?
Black I am and much admired, men seek me until they're tired. When they find me, they break my head, and take from me my resting bed. What am I?
Black within, red without, with four courners, round about. What is it?
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Crimson I am born, yellow I dance, ebony I die. What am I?
Dark with white markings, And smooth like a rock. Where learning occurs, I help convey thought. What am I?