In darkness, I come alive, yet I vanish with the light. I can tell stories, but I am not a book. Who am I?
Category: Who Am I · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Consider what forms in the absence of light.
Answer
A shadow
Explanation
A shadow appears in low light conditions and disappears when light is shone directly.
This is a hard who am i riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is A shadow.
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