Tiger Got to Hunt

Tiger got to hunt, Bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder, "Why, why, why?"
Tiger got to sleep, Bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand.

Bokonon Cat's Cradle (1963) by Kurt Vonnegut

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Context: A calypso verse from the Books of Bokonon on humanity's compulsion to rationalize existence.

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Source: Chapter 81

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