Answer:
What is given but kept by the giver?
A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky. Atop a tender strand, rising from the land, until killed by maiden's hand. Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye.
Gets rid of bad ones, short and tall. Tightens when used, one size fits all.
A house of wood in a hidden place. Built without nails or glue. High above the earthen ground It holds pale gems of blue.
I look at you, you look at me, I raise my right, you raise your left.
Why was the cook arrested?