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their beautiful lake. Next day Jatin and the boys went to the village chief and told him, how the beautiful lake was spoiled. The Village chief said that he will bring some people to clean the lake. The boys were happy. They helped the people clean the lake.
The lake became clean and beautiful again. But the boys decided that next year they will not allow the lake to be dirtied. They requested the village chief to hold the mela at some other place.
The Village chief was happy to know that Jatin and the boys cared about the home of water animals.
He readily agreed. So the next year, the mela was not held near the lake and the lake remained clean and beautiful thereafter.
Think and Answer:
1. Discuss the moral of the story with your friends.
2. What do you think is the real necessity of keeping nature clean and pollution free?
3. If you see many people littering in melas, what would you do?
Illustration : A. Snehalatha, Class VIII, 2019-20
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