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If God had granted his wish that day, what harm would it have caused him in later life?

If God had granted his wish that day he wouldn’t have learned a lesson to not cheat in future and fall into the bad habits. Then, he would keep on repeating mistakes and then ask God to get rid of his deeds.


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He offers to play a game Allah Miyan. What is the game?

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Did he get four rupees by playing the game? What did he get to see under the rock?

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Select and read sentences that show

(a) that the boy is tempted to eat jalebis.


(b) that he is feeling guilty


(c) that he is justifying a wrong deed.

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Discuss the following points.

(a) Is the boy intelligent? If so, what is the evidence of it?


(b) Does his outlook on the jalebis episode change after class VIII? Does he see that episode in a new light?


(c) Why are coins made to ‘talk’ in this story? What purpose does it serve?