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He flungs himself down in a corner to recoup from the fatigue of his visit to the shop. His wife said, “You are getting no sauce today, nor anything else. I can’t find anything to give you to eat. Fast till the evening, it’ll do you good. Take the goats and be gone now,” she cried and added, “Don’t come back before the sun is down.”
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
Where had Muni gone and why?
Solution
Muni had gone to the shop to get the other things like dal, chilli, curry leaves, mustard, coriander, oil and a potato.
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