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प्रश्न
Who made the pact with the sun? What was it about?
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उत्तर
The small girl Saeeda made a pact with the sun. Her mother was not well. She needed the warmth of the sun and fresh air. So in her mysterious language, she requested the rays of the sun to come the next day with lots of warmth.
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