Answer:
As I walked along the path I saw something with four fingers and one thumb, but it was not flesh, fish, bone or fowl.
What's as small as a mouse but guards a house like a lion?
What kinds of men are always above board?
Bold are the first; true are the second; playful are the third; clever are the fourth; forceful are the fifth.
I am nothing but holes tied to holes, yet am strong as iron.
If it’s information you seek, come and see me. If it’s pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three. What am I?