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Answer the following question. Why was the bear looking sorry for himself in the evening? Whydid the cook get angry with her mistress?

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Answer the following question.

Why was the bear looking sorry for himself in the evening? Why did the cook get angry with her mistress?

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The bear was looking sorry for himself in the evening because he had been chained all day and he could not do his usual activities. When his mistress returned, she scolded him, thinking that it was him she saw in the forest. She said that as punishment, he would have to remain chained for two more days. The cook loved the bear as her child and could not bear to see the bear being scolded like that. This was why she got angry. She told the mistress that the bear had been very good the whole day, and had been sitting outside his kennel, looking at the gate and waiting for her to come back.

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पाठ 8: The Bear Story - Exercise [पृष्ठ ५७]

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पाठ 8 The Bear Story
Exercise | Q 6 | पृष्ठ ५७

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