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Apparently "taken short" is a British term for having to use the bathroom when you don't have facilities around. Based on several searches I done, in Lord of the Flies, it refers to having diarrhea. (They told the Littluns not to pick fruit if they are "taken short" because it's dirty.) While some of the boys do apparently suffer from diarrhoea (from eating unripe fruit) "taken short" is just a generalised term for needing to urinate or defecate when you are unable to reach a toilet. I think that the reference to being taken short was to remind the littleuns not to urinate or defecate near the fruit trees or water source as it was "dirty."
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i dont even know, lord of the flies is a boring book. also spoiler alert piggy gets killed.
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Lord of the Flies chapter 1 short answer study guide questions?
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Lord of the Flies chapter 1 short answer study guide questions?
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