Question
I come out of the earth I am sold in the market. He who buys me cuts my tail takes off my suit of silk and weeps beside me when I am dead. What am I?
Answer
I am an Onion.
Inkstand - kst is in the middle. 'In' is the beginning and 'and' ends the word.
There are 11 letters in "THE ALPHABET."Did you say 26?"