Riddle

I can be quick and then I'm deadly, I am a rock, shell and bone medley. If I was made into a man, I'd make people dream, I gather in my millions By ocean, sea and stream.

Choose an answer

A.Gravel
B.Silt
C.Shingle
D.Sand
Hint: It's a word with 4 letters, starting with "S".

Answer

Sand

Why this is the answer

Sand can shift quickly and even be deadly as "quicksand," it's made of ground-up rock, shell, and bone fragments, forms the Sandman of dreams when personified, and collects by the billions of grains along oceans, seas, and streams.

This riddle is filed under Rhyming Riddles and rated Medium.

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