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we reached the place where we saw orange trees loaded with ripe and
tempting oranges . I still remember the taste and the smell of those nectars
Many large and small; green and ripe oranges were blooming and shining.
I felt as if the big and small trees were welcoming us bowing with juicy
sweet oranges, greeny leaves and prickly thorns.
An attractive orange, that was the size of a cricket ball, seized my eyes. It
was plummy and pulpy. Althouth the prickly stem ends scared me, I could
imagine the juice inside it. Only thinking of the tiny seeds and delicious
juice inside could tempt any one. I smelt it and imagined the sweet honey-
filled nectar inside. Mother warned us not to pick the hard and green ones
as they could be sour. “If you bite, your mouth may explode in little spurts
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of sourness,” she reminded.
My brother enjoyed many oranges sitting in a corner which was just
beside the orange tree. My mother, whose childhood had passed in that
particular area, was rather excited .She was busy filling her bag with large
and ripe oranges. I too had many but the last one was the largest and the
sweetest one. Then we left the orchard. Since the place was so wonderful,
we left with heavy hearts. While returning, my eyes caught sight of a large
orange which kept on tempting me. I could easily imagine how soft, juicy,
fragnant and bumpy that one would have been. I wished I could feel its
texture and could hold its pleasant smell forever.
From that day on, I always prefer fruits from their natural places. I have
eaten oranges many times since then, but they have never tasted as
delicious as the ones in the orchard.

1. Enrich Your Vocabulary

Find the words from the text to describe an orange for each set.

taste
sour,sweet
juicy
delicious

sight orange touch

smell

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