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When set loose I fly away. Never so cursed as when I go astray.
Break me and I am better immediately set and harder to be broken again.
I have a few points but we're not competing. I'll help you win when you're eating. What am I?
To you, rude would I never be, though I flag my tongue for all to see. What am I?
I am a vegetable that bugs stay away from
They're actually great swimmers now, but later they will become excellent hoppers.