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Why, in your view, did they do it?

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Why, in your view, did they do it?

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They did so because they were distressed by the fact that everybody was praising Princess September’s bird, which could sing. Their parrots looked sad and repeated the same things. They wanted her to have the same pet as they had.

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अध्याय 5: Princess September - Comprehension Check [पृष्ठ ३८]

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एनसीईआरटी English - It So Happened Class 8
अध्याय 5 Princess September
Comprehension Check | Q 9. (ii) | पृष्ठ ३८

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