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Question
Answer in your own words.
Why did she decide to keep her new knowledge ‘a secret’?
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Solution
Revathi chose to keep her newfound knowledge a secret, possibly because she believed it was only between her and her beloved plants, which she considered friends. Perhaps she thought no one would believe her if she said her plants loved music.
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