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प्रश्न
Does father lose all his hope of bringing the cat down?
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उत्तर
No, he doesn’t lose hope because climbing up a tree was a child’s play for him. Therefore he know that he would be successful in his Venture.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the Text
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And years that fade and flush again;
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He plants the forest's heritage;
The harvest of a coming age;
The joy that unborn eyes shall see___
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And years that fade and flush again;
He plants the glory of the plain;
He plants the forest's heritage;
The harvest of a coming age;
The joy that unborn eyes shall see___
These things he plants who plants a tree.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
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