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Question
Talk to any one of your grandparents or any other elderly person. Find out, when she or he was eight-nine years old -
- Where did she or he live? Name that place.
- From what material was her or his house made?
- Did they have a toilet in their house? If no, where was it?
- In which part of the house was food cooked?
- A lot of mud was used when Chetandas' house was made. Why?
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Solution
- He lived in a village named Chennai.
- His house was made of materials like wood, thatched bamboo, mud and straw.
- Yes, they had a toilet in their house.
- Their food was cooked in the verandah which was separated by a wall.
- Because a thick layer of mud protects the house from cold and heat.
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