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Question
Answer the following question
How did Gopal get inside the palace to see the king after he had bought the fish?
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Solution
After he had bought the fish, Gopal reached the palace and told the guards that he wanted to see the king. When the guards did not let him in, he began to dance and sing loudly. When the king heard this, and also the comments of the people watching the man sing and dance, he asked for the man to be brought before him.
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