Riddle: what has feet and legs but nothing else like a body or head?

Introduction / Context:
This riddle again plays with the idea that some non living objects use the same words we use for body parts. It asks about something that has feet and legs but nothing else. We must think of an item whose design includes sections called legs and feet, but which has no torso, head or arms because it is not a creature at all. Wordplay questions like this train learners to notice how clothing and furniture are described using human and animal body vocabulary in a metaphorical way.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• The object has legs and feet as part of its structure or shape.
• It has nothing else that resembles a body, head or arms.
• The answer is a wearable item, not a living creature.
• The words legs and feet are used in their clothing sense, not as literal limbs.
• Only one option naturally matches this description when interpreted through everyday clothing terms.

Concept / Approach:
Stockings, or socks, fit the description best. A pair of stockings has long leg sections and ends with foot sections. We speak of the leg of a stocking and the foot of a stocking. However, the stocking has no body or head because it is only a garment for the legs and feet. A table has legs but not feet in the clothing sense. A spider has legs and feet, but it is a living creature with a body. Boots cover the feet and part of the legs, but we usually describe them as having soles rather than separate legs and feet within the same object. Therefore, stockings are the clearest fit.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Think of clothing items that cover both legs and feet. Stockings and long socks are specifically designed with a leg section and a foot section. They do not have any part that covers the torso or head, so in a playful sense they have legs and feet but nothing else. Now compare this with boots, which mainly cover feet and ankles and sometimes lower legs, but are not usually described as having legs and feet as separate parts. Thus, stockings match the wording of the riddle most accurately.

Verification / Alternative check:
Check the other options. A table can be described as having legs, and sometimes feet if it has small supports, but we usually simply say table legs, and the question mentions both legs and feet clearly. A spider definitely has legs and feet, but it also has a body, which contradicts the nothing else condition. Boots cover feet and part of the leg, but in clothing vocabulary, we do not commonly speak about the leg of a boot and the foot of a boot as separate garment parts, whereas we do speak that way about stockings and socks. These differences confirm stockings as the intended answer.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Table and spider either lack the right clothing sense or violate the nothing else requirement by having bodies or tabletops. Boots are less precise in terminology and not the widely used answer in classic versions of this riddle. The puzzle relies on recognising how we talk about stockings having leg and foot parts. Because of this, stockings stand apart from the other alternatives as the best and most satisfying solution.

Common Pitfalls:
Learners sometimes quickly answer spider because they associate legs and feet strongly with animals, overlooking the nothing else phrase. Others think of table but forget that the riddle simultaneously mentions feet and legs. To solve such questions correctly, always consider whether the same words can apply to clothes or objects as well as living things. Clothing often borrows body vocabulary in this way, and riddles use that fact to create gentle confusion and humour.

Final Answer:
The thing that has feet and legs and nothing else is a pair of stockings.