Answer:
I have thirteen hearts but no body or soul. What am I?
We applaud if you perform well.
I am an instrument capable of making numerous sound but cannot be touched or seen.
I am heavy forward but backward I'm not.
I have no head and a tail I lack but I do have arms and legs and back; I inhabit the palace the tavern the cot 'tis a beggarly residence where I am not. If a monarch were present (I tell you no fable) I still should be placed at the head of the table.
Runs over fields and woods all day. Under the bed at night sits not alone, With long tongue hanging out, Resting at your feet until we go for a walk