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... quite a distance Suddenly, I realized that my father was not beside me I pressed the brakes and I fell on my side My father started laughing and came running towards me He helped me up and asked ... reluctantly he removed the side wheels for me Initially, my father hold the seat, I had nothing to worry about As I started to pedal, the wheels responded beautifully, I was trilled and I kept pedaling ... day, I asked my father to remove the side wheels At first, he hesitated, fearing I might fall and get myself injured I was his only child But my mother persuaded and nagged him everyday Finally,...
... He grows mainly paddy, in a small patch of land he has the vegetable garden Usually he is an early riser He starts his pump and waters his fields He will be going round to see whether water does ... he has a few He takes pride in them After these morning rounds he takes his breakfast It is his gossiping time He meets others and takes part in the village gossip He cannot read, he learns about ... after a wash and a lunch, he stretches himself for a mid-days siesta He gets up and after a cup of tea, he goes to the fields and sees everything is in order Then he takes a stroll in the nearly...
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