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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

A fox and a stork were fast friends. The fox was very cunning. One day he thought of a mischief. He invited the stork to dinner. He served soup in a flat dish. The stork had long legs, a long neck and a long beak. She could not eat anything. The fox lapped it up. The fox said/ "Why are you not eating the soup? Don't you like it?" The stork said/ "The soup does not agree with me. I eat only rice". She came - back to her place.

A few days later/ the stork invited the fox to dinner. She served boiled rice in a long and narrow-necked jar. The fox could not eat anything. The stork enjoyed a hearty meal. The fox felt small. He promised not to play such a trick again.

(i) Who were fast friends?

(ii) What mischief the fox played?

(iii) Why could stork not eat anything?

(iv) In which kind of jar did stork serve the food?

Answer:

(i) A fox and a stork were fast friends.

(ii) The fox invited the stork to dinner and served soup in a flat dish which the stork could not eat.

(iii) The stork had long legs, a long neck and a long beak. She could not eat anything as the food was served in a flat dish.

(iv) The stork served the food in a long and narrow necked jar.