I am soft and cuddly that soothe your heart. But, If you pick my last name I am going to tear you all apart. Who am I?

There are a number of books on a shelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?

Which is the correct shadow of the bird?

A man and a dog were going down the street. The man rode, yet walked. What was the dog’s name?

A man started to town with a fox, a goose, and a sack of corn. He came to a stream which he had to cross in a tiny boat. He could only take one across at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How did he get them all safely over the stream?

A monk has a very specific ritual for climbing up the steps to the temple. First, he climbs up to the middle step and meditates for 1 minute. Then he climbs up 8 steps and faces east until he hears a bird singing. Then he walks down 12 steps and picks up a pebble. He takes one step up and tosses the pebble over his left shoulder. Now, he walks up the remaining steps three at a time which only takes him 9 paces. How many steps are there?

I am a normal creature, but I have five hands. I can even have more but even then I will be considered normal.

Who am I?

When I get multiplied by any number, the sum of the figures in the product is always me. What am I?

I am beautiful, up in the sky. I am magical, yet I cannot fly. To people I bring luck, and to some people, riches. The boy at my end does whatever he wishes. What am I?

I know a nine-letter word having only one vowel.
Do you ?