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What Are the Two Strange Things the Guru and His Disciple Find in the Kingdom of Fools?

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What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?

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When the guru and the disciple reached the Kingdom of Fools, the first strange thing they noticed was that there was no one about. There was not a single soul to be found on the streets, not even cattle. They were amazed by what they saw around them and wandered here and there till evening. The second strange thing was that everything cost the same in the Kingdom of Fools i.e., a single duddu. Whatever they bought, a bunch of bananas or a portion of rice, cost the same i.e., a duddu.

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पाठ 4: In the Kingdom of Fools - In the Kingdom of Fools [पृष्ठ २७]

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एनसीईआरटी English Moments [English] Class 9
पाठ 4 In the Kingdom of Fools
In the Kingdom of Fools | Q 1 | पृष्ठ २७

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