Unfortunately the anecdote stopped short of saying what would have been done in England, Ireland, Germany and elsewhere.
If there was only one orange
The Irish would think they were finally over the famine.
And would keep it thinking it would last forever,
and it would rot before anyone even had a chance to eat it.
Unfortunately the anecdote stopped short of saying what would have been done in England, Ireland, Germany and elsewhere.
The English and the Germans would take all the oranges from all of the other countries.