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Suppose you are Rasheed. Describe in your own words your visit to the fair. Do not refer to the Lucky Shop.
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Solution
One-day my uncle took me to the Eid fair. He left me in the company of my domestic help, called Bhaiya. He warned me not to go far from that place. Secondly, I must not buy anything in his absence. He went away to spend sometime with his friends. I along with Bhaiya went from one shop to another. When uncle returned, he bought for me some gifts.
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