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Question
The animals in the picture had a competition. The animal who had the longest tail won a prize. Now who do you think won the first prize and who won the second? Just guess the length of the longest tail.

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Solution
Monkey won the first prize and cow won the second prize. Monkey’s tail is the longest and is about 1 metre long.
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