Answer:
Which word contains 26 letters but only three syllables?
My first is in wield, sever bones and marrow. My second is in blade, forged in cold steel. My third is an arbalest, and also in arrows. My fourth is in power, plunged through a shield. My fifth is in honor, and also in vows. My last will put an end to it all.
Snake coiled round and round. Snake deep below the ground. Snake that's never had a head. Snake that binds but not with dread.
What zips through the sky with a tail of fire and dust. It could be an omen, its origin to discuss?
Only two backbones and thousands of ribs.
Why was the cook arrested?