Answer:
He stands beside the road. In a purple cap at tattered green cloak. Those who touch him, curse him.
What goes up when the rain comes down?
I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind.
What has four wings but cannot fly and uses the wind but does not know why?
I'm tall in the morning and short in the noon. I disappear at night but I will be back soon.
What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?