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Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order

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Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order

(i) ceased to struggle
  •  grabbed the snake by the snout
(ii) tried to mesmerised the mongoose
  • dragged the snake into the bushes
(iii) coiled itself around the mongoose
  • darted away and bit the cobra on the back
(iv) struck the crow
  • pretended to attack the cobra on one side
(v) struck again and missed
  • refused to look into the snake’s eyes
(vi) struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack
  • sprang aside, jumped in and bit
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(i) ceased to struggle
  • refused to look into the snake’s eyes
(ii) tried to mesmerised the mongoose
  • pretended to attack the cobra on one side
(iii) coiled itself around the mongoose
  • sprang aside, jumped in and bit
(iv) struck the crow
  • darted away and bit the cobra on the back
(v) struck again and missed
  •  grabbed the snake by the snout
(vi) struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack
  • dragged the snake into the bushes 
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