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प्रश्न
What are the games or human activities which use trees, or in which trees also ‘participate’?
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उत्तर
Children use trees for their games. They make tree houses and play “hide and seek’ behind the trees. Trees play an important role also while adults are spending some time at leisure. Under the shade of the trees, they have their tea parties and they also become a befitting Subject matter for painting.
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