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प्रश्न
In your own words give a detailed description of:
The Spider’s Parlour
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उत्तर
The story “The spider and the fly” tells of a cunning Spider who ensnares a naive fly through the use of seduction and flattery. The spider invites the fly to his parlour. The way to the parlour is up a winding stair. It is the prettiest little parlour that the fly had ever spied. There are many curious things. The spider wants to show them to the fly. There is a little bed to rest upon. There are pretty curtains drawn around. The sheets are fine and thin. On the whole, the spider’s parlour is the best and the prettiest.
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And they're very quick to shatter all the little family ties.
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