Given an appropriate proverb that conveys the message that this poem carries.

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Proverbs that convey the message of this poem:

(i) A stitch in time saves nine,

(ii) There is no point crying over spilled milk, and

(iii) Prevention is always better than cure.

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a) “…But up-and-down brushin’

And pokin’ and fussin’

Didn’t seem worth the time - I could bite!”

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d) With reference to the poem, how can you look after your teeth?

e) Given an appropriate proverb that conveys the message that this poem carries.

What message is conveyed through this poem?

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