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Akbar: What if there are less crows?

Birbal: Then some crows from our kingdom have gone on holiday to other places.

Akbar (Laughing) : Birbal, you are very clever!

Akbar asked Birbal (a) ____________________________________. Birbal told Akbar that
(b) ______________________________________________ in the kingdom. On hearing a

prompt reply, Akbar asked him (c) ____________________________________. Birbal told
the King that he could get them counted. Akbar further enquired (d) _______________
__________________________________. Birbal said (e) ___________________________

_____________________________________________. Akbar then asked (f) __________
__________________________. To this, Birbal replied that then (g) _________________
_____________________________. Akbar laughed on hearing Birbal’s witty replies and

exclaimed to Birbal that (h) ____________________________________________________.

(2)

Mr Das: Sanjay, you need to submit this project by the end of this week. Ideally, I would
like to have it by Friday.

Sanjay: Sir, I am going on a three-day leave to Dehradun tomorrow for my cousin’s
wedding. I will be away till Thursday. So I will be able to complete the project

by next week only.
Mr Das: Well, in that case, submit the project by Thursday next week, without any further

delay, please.

Mr Das told Sanjay that (a) ___________________________________________________
____________________ it by Friday. Sanjay replied (b) ____________________________
___________________________________________ . He further added that he would be

away till Thursday and (c) ___________________________________________________.
Mr Das said that in that case, (d) ____________________________________________,
without any further delay.

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