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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Yes, the kangaroo does give a ride to duck because he too desires to travel the world with duck. Read summary of this poem.

    Yes, the kangaroo does give a ride to duck because he too desires to travel the world with duck.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Reflection means to take some time and decide. In the poem, when the duck expresses to travel the world with him, the kangaroo takes some time to decide whether he should go with the duck or not. Read summary of this poem.

    Reflection means to take some time and decide. In the poem, when the duck expresses to travel the world with him, the kangaroo takes some time to decide whether he should go with the duck or not.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The duck bought three pairs of socks to cover his feet, cloak for his body and cigars. This way he will get warm and won't irritate the kangaroo. Read summary of this poem.

    The duck bought three pairs of socks to cover his feet, cloak for his body and cigars. This way he will get warm and won’t irritate the kangaroo.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The duck praises the kangaroo because he finds kangaroo's hopping and jumping exciting. The duck himself is tired of living in the nasty pond and desires to travel the world with the kangaroo. Read summary of this poem.

    The duck praises the kangaroo because he finds kangaroo’s hopping and jumping exciting. The duck himself is tired of living in the nasty pond and desires to travel the world with the kangaroo.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The kangaroo took some time to decide and finally said that he is too willing to travel the world. However he would agree on the condition that the duck should keep away its wet and cold feet because they irritate the former. Read summary of this poem.

    The kangaroo took some time to decide and finally said that he is too willing to travel the world. However he would agree on the condition that the duck should keep away its wet and cold feet because they irritate the former.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The duck was tired of living in the nasty pond and desires some adventure. This is why he was not happy with its life. Read summary of this poem.

    The duck was tired of living in the nasty pond and desires some adventure. This is why he was not happy with its life.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The message of the poem The Duck and The Kangaroo is that life is meant to be enjoyed. The duck is tired of living in a small pond. Hence he desires to escape from the small space and do adventure with the kangaroo. So, we should also travel the world because our world is too big and we should not sRead more

    The message of the poem The Duck and The Kangaroo is that life is meant to be enjoyed. The duck is tired of living in a small pond. Hence he desires to escape from the small space and do adventure with the kangaroo.

    So, we should also travel the world because our world is too big and we should not spend our lives in a small area. In addition, there is also another theme which is the theme of the friendship. Kangaroo tells the duck that he is irritated by the wet and cold feet of the latter. The duck acknowledges this and buys three pairs of socks, a cloak and cigars to avoid irritating the kangaroo. Hence their friendship is based on sacrifice and compromise.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Jelly Bo Lee is an imaginary place described in the poem. It is not a real city. The poet uses this name probably for poetic effect. Read summary of this poem.

    Jelly Bo Lee is an imaginary place described in the poem. It is not a real city. The poet uses this name probably for poetic effect.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The Duck and The Kangaroo is a humorous poem belonging to a genre called nonsense poetry. Read summary of this poem.

    The Duck and The Kangaroo is a humorous poem belonging to a genre called nonsense poetry.

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