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Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each. Big cotton merchant – owned a factory – many employees

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Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.

Big cotton merchant – owned a factory – many employees – one day a heap of cotton stolen – no clue – merchant’s secretary assured to find out - asked him to host dinner - invite all workers – merchant agreed – middle of feast – secretary suddenly shouted – cotton sticking to hair of thieves – the guilty dusted their heads – tried to clear – caught in the trap – punished.

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The Clever Secretary

Once upon a time, there was a big cotton merchant. He owned a factory. Many employees were working on it. One day a bale of cotton was stolen. The merchant had no clue as to who might have stolen the baie of cotton. The merchant’s secretary assured him that she will find out the thief. She asked him to host a dinner and invite all the workers. Merchant agreed. When the feast was in progress, the secretary shouted suddenly, There is cotton sticking on to the hair of the thieves. The guilty ones dusted their heads to clear it. They ‘ .ere caught. They were punished.

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पाठ 3.1: In Celebration of Being Alive - Writing- Story Writing [पृष्ठ ८४]

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पाठ 3.1 In Celebration of Being Alive
Writing- Story Writing | Q 1 1. | पृष्ठ ८४

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