Tommy had to write an essay on the ‘ House Fly.’ He produced this effort: “The house fly is an insect with six legs, and is more dangerous than a lion. But it is better to be bitten by a house fly than by a lion.”
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Evening Star, Issue 23684, 18 September 1940, Page 5
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45Untitled Evening Star, Issue 23684, 18 September 1940, Page 5
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