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प्रश्न
What made the dogs follow the grandmother after school hours?
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उत्तर
Grandmother brought a bundle of stale chapattis with her to the temple. The village dogs followed her. In return, she went on throwing the chapattis to the dogs who growled and fought with each other to have a piece of chapatti.
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