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Question
Why do you think Bill Bryson’s wife says to the children, “Take the lids off the food for Daddy”?
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Solution
Bill Bryson’s wife asked the children to take the lids off the food for Bill because if Bill had tried to do that himself, then he might have taken it off in such a manner that the lid would be flying away to some part of the plane and the food might spill all over the place.
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