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What, according to the python, were the advantages of a long nose (trunk)?

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What, according to the python, were the advantages of a long nose (trunk)?

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A fly stung Golu on the shoulder. Golu hit the fly with his long nose (trunk). The fly lay dead Golu plucked a large bundle of grass, dusted it against his forelegs. He stuffed the grass into his mouth with the help of his long nose (trunk). The sun was very hot. Golu dug out some mud from the bank with the help of his long nose. He slopped the mud on his head. Golu could not do any of the above activities with a small nose. These were all the advantages of the long nose (trunk), according to the python.

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