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Question
Why is Great January annoyed with Holena and her mother? Does he help them?
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Solution
Holena and her mother arrived at the spot where the twelve months were sitting and the large fire was burning. They were extremely impolite to them, approaching the fire and reaching out to warm them without requesting permission or using any kind of courteous language. Great January was agitated by this. Holena and her mother were lost in it permanently as he swung the club over his head, thickening the snowfall and causing a cold wind to blow.
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