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Question
Fill in the blanks with different words and write your own poem.
Your Title for the poem:______
My ______would say:
“Little boy/girl______
Go to ______
and get some ______, ______
______ and ______”
And so I go to the _______
_____ all the way
and when ______ asks me
what I want
I rattle off a list: “
______, ______
______ and ______”
And back home,
______ twists my ears
Ouch!
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Solution
Your Title for the poem: Me and Mani!
My mom would say:
“Little boy/girl Mani’s
Go to Mani’s
and get some Tomato, Brinjal
Carrot and Onion”
And so I go to the Mani’s
singing all the way
and when Mani asks me
what I want
I rattle off a list: “
“Biscuit, Candies
Cakes and Wafers”
And back home,
My mom twists my ears
Ouch!
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