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Why Didn'T Valli Want to Go to the Stall and Have a Drink? What Does It Tell You About Her? - English - Language and Literature

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Why didn't Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does it tell you about her?

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Valli did not want to go to the stall and have a drink because she did not have enough money for it. She had saved only for the bus fare to the town and back. She was a careful girl who knew how to spend her money.

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Madam Rides the Bus
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2014-2015 (March) All India Set 1

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