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Write your opinion, in your own words:- Why do you think the children dislike their aunt’s story?

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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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Chapter 4.2: The Storyteller - English Workshop [Page 91]

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Chapter 4.2 The Storyteller
English Workshop | Q 4. (a) | Page 91

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