Rhyming Riddle 26

Here is today's riddle:

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A wee wee man in a bright red coat;
staff in my hand, stone in my throat.
What am I?

clue:

I'm good to eat!

clue:

My staff is my stem.

clue:

I am good to eat, but my stone is not.

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A cherry.

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In my family, we used the word "pit," not "stone," for this fruit. But then I learned the folk song which is sometimes called "The Riddle Song," and that's how I learned about the stone! 

painting by Salvatore Postiglione 

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