Riddle #1 Answer: the unopened box was a parachute

Riddle #2 Answer: playing chess with Ester

Riddle #3:

Connections:

• Baking Terms: knead, melt, temper, chill
• Synonyms for Cold: cool, brisk, crisp, polar
• -FLY: butter, dragon, horse, fire
• To ______ Back and Forth: rock, sway, roll, swing