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Happylearner Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

A quote

Dear Teachers,

could you explain to me the following quote
by Ogden Nash as i do not understand its moral

God in his wisdom made the fly
And then forgot to tell us why.

Many Thanks
  

Top answer

I *** that he's saying that although *** created the fly there isn't really a rational reason why we should have flies and although there could be some important function flies perform in the world, we can't really think of one. That's a literal interpretation. You can also look at it and say, "*** is supposed to be the supreme being.

  • I *** that he's saying that although *** created the fly there isn't really a rational reason why we should have flies and although there could be some important function flies perform in the world, we can't really think of one.
  • That's a literal interpretation.
  • You can also look at it and say, "*** is supposed to be the supreme being.
  • " Or, "We are just people and can't really appreciate everything which *** does.
  • " Or...
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I *** that he's saying that although *** created the fly there isn't really a rational reason why we should have flies and although there could be some important function flies perform in the world, we can't really think of one.

That's a literal interpretation.

You can also look at it and say, "*** is supposed to be the supreme being. If this is the case, why did he create som

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