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Question
Write your opinion, in your own words:-
Why do you think the children dislike their aunt’s story?
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Solution
Aunt's story had lacked adventures, no detailing of the characters, and also it was a monotonous tale of goodness that the children had been hearing since infant life. Hence the children disliked their aunt's story.
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