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प्रश्न
Was the old woman’s gift to Vijay Singh eccentric? Why?
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उत्तर
The old woman’s gift to Vijay Singh was eccentric or unusual because it contained nothing but a lump of salt and an egg. Both of these were not enough for one travelling through a desert.
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