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प्रश्न
Mention the qualities the child in the poem symbolises.
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उत्तर
A child is guileless. He /she is innocent. He multiplies his joy and halves his sorrow by sharing them with friends. A child does not have lasting anger and is quick to forgive and forget wrongs done to him. His friendship is genuine and laughter natural and spontaneous.
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like a fixed portrait smile
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