I drop from a majestic oak tree to feed squirrels in autumn, but if you split my sound in two, I sound like a single grain on a yellow cob. What am I?
An acorn
This riddle uses a phonetic pun based on how the word is spoken. An acorn is the nut produced by oak trees, which falls during autumn as a primary food source for forest wildlife. When pronounced as two separate words, 'a corn,' it sounds like a single kernel of maize on a cob.
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