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All about the house, with his lady he dances, yet he always works, and never romances.
A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.
What I am filled, I can point the way. When I am empty. Nothing moves me. I have two skins. One without and one within.
An iron horse with a flaxen tail. The faster the horse runs, the shorter his tail becomes.
I'm tall in the morning and short in the noon. I disappear at night but I will be back soon.
Why was the cook arrested?