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The Naughty Onion
Gopu went to the market. He bought
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a kilo of onions from the vegetable
seller. Some were big, some were
small, some were really tiny, some
were pink, some were red and some
were almost white. He put them in
a large paper packet and kept them
in a corner on the floor.
He was very tired. Knowing
that nobody was at home, he
went to the living room, sat
on a sofa, switched on the
air conditioner and soon fell
asleep.
There was one naughty pink onion in the packet. He
told the other onions to jump out of the packet. Some
went under the cupboard, some went into a corner, and
some hid behind the dustbin.Oh! They went everywhere.
The paper packet was soon empty. Then it was time for
dinner. Gopu came into the kitchen
to cook food.
“Oh, dear! Where have all the
onions gone?” cried Gopu. He looked
everywhere but he couldn’t find them.
Suddenly he heard a soft voice, “Gopu
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