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Great imitators as monkeys are, they too began to fling their caps down. The cap

seller collected all the caps and made for the fair.

Test Yourself

A. Develop each outline into a readable story.

1. A hungry lion — no prey — goes into a jackal’s cave — waits till evening —

the jackal comes — smells danger — calls out, “Dear Cave, good morning,”
no reply. The jackal again says, “Hello Cave, why don’t you return my greeting
today?” — the lion taken in — roars aloud in reply — the jackal runs away.

2. Twelve weavers — all foolish — start on a journey — cross a stream on the

way — count themselves in turn — each counts eleven — forgets to count
himself — all weep at the loss of the twelfth man — a farmer — asks them
the reason for their weeping — agrees to produce the lost man — counts

twelve. All happy — pay him what they have — go back home

3. A cook named Ram — worked — master — crane — Ram — hungry —
one leg of the crane — master — missing leg — shouted — Ram replied —

cranes — only one leg — master — plan — next morning — pond nearby
— Ram exclaimed with joy — one leg — master — second leg — master

— two legs! Ram said — clap — dinner table? — two legs
4. A king — lazy friend — king asked — work — Madhav replied — no job —

king — treasury — as much wealth — sunset — Madhav — wife — lunch
— nap — set out — on the way — hot — tree — asleep — two hours —

magic show — an hour — palace — sunset — shut — lost — value of time

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