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Question
Why didn’t he take the coins’ advice ? Give two or three reasons.
Solution
He did not take the coins’ advice because of the following reasons :
- He thought how he would show his face to Master Ghulam Mohammed.
- He used to get a lot to eat at home.
- He thought that it was a sin to spend the fees and funds money on buying Jalebis.
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