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The young boy spent his afternoons in the tree ____________________.

The young boy spent his afternoons in the tree when it was not too hot.


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In the spring, the banyan tree __________________, and ______________ would come there.

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The banyan tree served the boy as a _____________________.

 2

“It was to be a battle of champions.” (8)

(i) What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and write them down.




















Mongoose



Cobra



(a) ____________



(a) ____________



(b) ____________



(b) ____________



(c) ____________



(c) ____________



(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?

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Who were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch, or did they join in the fight?) (10)