Answer:
I know a word of letters three. Add two and fewer there will be. What is the word?
Before I grow I'm small. When I'm old I grow tall. When I die I give a mighty fall.
You throw me out when you use me and take me in when you are done.
In buckles or lace, I help set the pace. The farther you go, the thinner I grow. What am I?
I'm not a bird, but I can fly through the sky. I'm not a river, but I'm full of water. What am I?
What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?