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The first woman readily agreed. But the second woman said, “I don’t
want to go by your suggestion. You may give the baby to that woman.”
Do you know what the minister decided? Yes, he ordered that the baby
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be handed over to the second woman, and the first woman be punished.
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1. Kamala is friendly and polite.
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2. Naina is social and generous.
3. Mridula is jealous and lazy.
4. Kamini helps the poor.
5. Sowmya does not respect elders.
6. Maya is always late to school.
7. Nandini works hard.
8. Sudha talks and talks but never listens to others.
9. Preeti is calm and quiet.
10. Janaki has sympathy for the poor.
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Once there lived a king. He was very handsome. He felt proud of
himself. Once, in the court, he asked his ministers how handsome he
was. They told him that he was more handsome than any other person
in the world. Impressed by their compliments, he proudly told them
that he was more attractive than the gods.
Gods in the heaven heard this. They wanted to teach him a lesson.
The next day when he got-up, he had horns on his head. As soon as
he got up, he went to the mirror. He saw his face. Seeing horns on his
head, he felt ashamed of himself. He ordered his ministers to get him
a barber. The barber came and dressed his head hiding the horns. The
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