Riddle

What was never scared but became petrified, can't make a bird but can make a bat, can't live in a house but would die to have one. What is it?

Choose an answer

A.A rock
B.A log
C.A branch
D.A tree.
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 5 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

A tree.

Why this is the answer

Wordplay: 'petrified' also means turned to stone/wood, wood makes a baseball bat not a bird, and a tree provides the wood for a house but isn't itself housed.

This riddle is filed under Bear Riddles and rated Hard.

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