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A Fly Went By
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A Fly Went By is a children's book by Dr. Seuss.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })In it, the narrator (a little boy) is sitting around by a lake when he sees a fly flying past in fear of a frog. However, the frog does not actually want to eat the fly; he is just running away from a cat, who in turn is running away from a dog, leading to a whole chain of animals, all of whom wrongly think the one behind them wants to hurt or kill them.The story follow's the boy's journey as he seeks to find out who is at the beginning of the chain and stop them.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) A Fly Went By provides examples of | |
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Ambiguous Gender | |
| A Fly Went By / int_4510b368 | comment |
Ambiguous Gender: It's unclear whether the sheep is a ram or a ewe, since unlike the other characters, who are referred to as "he" or "she", it is only referred to as "it". | |
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Bookends | |
| A Fly Went By / int_5313c266 | comment |
Bookends: The story begins and ends with the boy sitting by the lake and looking at the sky. | |
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Dark Is Not Evil | |
| A Fly Went By / int_575fd5e2 | comment |
Dark Is Not Evil: The dog thought the pig wanted to bite him because she was very large, but she turned out to be harmless.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); }) | |
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Animal Lover | |
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Animal Lover: Implied for the boy, who goes out of his way to help all the animals and scold whoever he thinks is threatening them. | |
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Bewildering Punishment | |
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Bewildering Punishment: When the boy threatens to whip the fox and accuses him of wanting to kill the little cow, he is confused and asks what he did. | |
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Animal Jingoism | |
| A Fly Went By / int_e3ebcc2d | comment |
Animal Jingoism: Subverted. The cat thinks the dog wants to bite him, but it turns out the dog was just running in fear of a pig. | |
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Animal Jingoism / int_e631314a | |
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Animal Lover / int_e631314a | |
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Bewildering Punishment / int_e631314a | |
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Children's Literature / int_e631314a | |
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Dramatic Irony / int_e631314a | |
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Failed a Spot Check / int_e631314a | |
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Foul Fox / int_e631314a | |
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Friend to Bugs / int_e631314a | |
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Hunting Is Evil / int_e631314a | |
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Invading Refugees / int_e631314a | |
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Mistaken for Insane / int_e631314a | |
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Mistaken for Murderer / int_e631314a | |
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Predators Are Mean / int_e631314a | |
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Red Is Violent / int_e631314a | |
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Talking Animal / int_e631314a |
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