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प्रश्न
Why is the Giant called selfish?
उत्तर
The Giant is called selfish because he did not let the children play in his garden. He drove them out, built a high wall around his garden, and put up a board that read ‘Trespassers will be prosecuted. ’
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cheerful |
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