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Read the passage and answer the questions.
Payal and her mother started talking bravely about where to bury Owlie. Just then, Owlie opened one eye and then the other. She got out her feet and quietly climbed the perch! Payal learnt later that falling on her back and pretending to be dead was Owlie’s way of defending herself against danger.
- Why did Payal and her mother want to bury Owlie?
- What did Owlie do then?
- What did Payal learn from Owlie’s pretence?
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Solution
- Payal and her mother thought that Owlie was dead so they wanted to bury her.
- After some time Owlie opened one eye and then the other.
- Payal leamt from Owlie’s pretence that it was the way of defending herself against danger.
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