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How did Birbal find out about the Pundit’s mother tongue?

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At night, Birbal entered quietly into the Pundit’s room when he was asleep. He whispered something into his ear and tickled it with a feather. The Pundit, half awake, spoke suddenly in his mother tongue. In this way, Birbal found out about the Pundit’s mother tongue.

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Chapter 6.2: The Scholar’s Mother Tongue - The Scholar’s Mother Tongue [Page 108]

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Chapter 6.2 The Scholar’s Mother Tongue
The Scholar’s Mother Tongue | Q 1. | Page 108

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