I stand tall in autumn fields with dozens of ears, yet I cannot hear a single word spoken at the feast. What am I?
A stalk of corn
This riddle relies on the double meaning of the word 'ear.' While humans use ears to listen to sounds, a stalk of corn produces ears of corn, which are the grain-bearing spikes of the plant. Thus, despite having many ears, the crop remains entirely deaf.
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