Answer:
Which word contains 26 letters but only three syllables?
When I'm born I fly. When I'm alive I lay. When I'm dead I run.
I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than 5 minutes.
Upon me you can tread, though softly under cover. And I will take you places, that you have yet to discover. I'm high, and I'm low, though flat in the middle. And though a joy to the children, adults think of me little.
What has four legs during the day; and six or eight during the night?
A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.