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Question
What filled Bholi, a dumb cow, with a new hope?
Solution
The teacher at the school spoke very kindly to Bholi. She told her that if she comes to school every day, she will become more learned than anyone in the village and then everyone will listen to her with respect and she will be able to talk without stammering. This filled Bholi with a ray of new hope.
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