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offer : to say that you are willing to do something
saddle : a leather seat that you sit on when you ride
a horse

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C1. Kapil narrates an incident from his childhood. Some
sentences related to his childhood life some sentences
are given below. Working in pairs/groups, arrange them
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in the right order.

a. A lady lived down the road and she had a beautiful
garden.
b. She entertained the guests for tea right under the
papaya tree.

c. Two others were on the road on the other side of the
wall.

d. One day Kapil and his friends climbed over the wall
and perched on the tree.
e. That was the day Kapil discovered the rash that papaya
sap can cause.
f. She took great pride in the papaya and pomegranate
trees which she had grown in her garden.

g. Two friends who had been outside ran away.
h. But Kapil and his friend had to sit for nearly two hours
till the tea party ended.

C2. Say whether the following statements are true or
false.

a. Kapil was born into a large family.
b. Kapil came to know about the date of his birth from
his mother.
c. The lady who was a neighbour to Kapil counted ninety-
two pomegranates on the tree in her garden because
she was good at mathematics.

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