James and the Giant Peach

2. Why does the Old-Green-Grasshopper say he’d ‘rather be fried alive’ than meet another Cloud Man again (Ch. 28)?

2. Why does the Old-Green-Grasshopper say he’d ‘rather be fried alive’ than meet another Cloud Man again (Ch. 28)?

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After the incident with the hail stones, the creatures (Cloud Men) were seen as so terrible that the Green-Grasshopper said he would rather be "fried alive" than face them again.

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