Good Riddles

Question: A jungle is 4 miles wide. A blind boy wants to see how far he can walk into the jungle.

How far could he possibly go into the jungle?

Question: Shake me and I'll do what you want,
but first you have to pull me from the ground.
I'm on the tip of your tongue and over your shoulder.

What am I?

Question: I have a name that's not mine,
and no one cares about me in their prime.
People cry at my sight,
and lie by me all day and night.

What am I?

Question: Every night I'm told what to do,
and each morning I do what I'm told.
But I still don't escape your scold.

What am I?

Question: John has been hired to paint the numbers 1 through 100 on 100 apartments.

How many times with he have to paint 8?