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Answer the following question.
Why did Kari push his friend into the stream?
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Solution
Kari pushed his friend into the stream because he saw a boy lying flat on the bottom of the river. He had not altogether touched bottom but was somewhat afloat. Kari wanted him to save the drowning boy’s life.
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