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Question
How do you feel when you are very hungry? How would you describe it? For example, sometimes we jokingly say, “I am so hungry I could eat an elephant!”
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Solution
When we are hungry we feel empty in our stomach. The walls of our stomach give us a feeling as if they get collapsed. Our stomach and intestine start making noises as if they are demanding food.
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