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Do you think it is right for the tanker to take water? Why?

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Do you think it is right for the tanker to take water? Why?

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No. When the whole village is suffered without water, it is not fair for the tanker to take water to the city.

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Chapter 3.3: The Case of the Missing Water - Let us read [Page 136]

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Samacheer Kalvi English - Term 3 Class 5 TN Board
Chapter 3.3 The Case of the Missing Water
Let us read | Q B. 5. | Page 136

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