A Flea and a Fly in a Flue
A Flea and a Fly in a Flue - meaning Summary
Playful Wordplay About Escape
This short comic poem describes a flea and a fly trapped together in a flue who argue about escape. The humor comes from fast, punning wordplay—flee, fly, flaw—and a neat, surprising resolution when both use a flaw to leave. It presents a tiny situation with a tight, playful logic and a twist of language rather than extended reflection or narrative development.
Read Complete AnalysesA flea and a fly in a flue Were imprisoned, so what could they do? Said the fly, "let us flee!" "Let us fly!" said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
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