When I am alive, I do not speak
When I am taken captive, my head is cut off
They bite my bare body
I do no harm, unless they cut me first
Then I shall soon make them cry
What am I?
You are an
Onion
When I am alive, I do not speak
Onions don't talk
When I am taken captive, my head is cut off
People tend to only take the "head" of the onion
They bite my bare body
People eat onions after peeling the skin off ("bare body")
I do no harm, unless they cut me first Then I shall soon make them cry
Onions are known to make people cry when they are cut