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‘One, two, three!’ Chunnu pulls.
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‘OWWW!’ Bunu screams .
Chunnu drops the string and says, ‘It is not ready. Wait for some time and
it will fall out on its own.’
Bunu goes back downstairs to her mother.
‘This tooth will never come out!’ Bunu says.
‘When we were small, we would throw our teeth on the roof and ask
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Musa to give us his in return ,’ says Mama. ‘Musa has strong teeth and
we wanted teeth as strong as a mouse’s.’
That night, Bunu dreams of Musa, a big mouse. Musa is holding
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something gleaming between his teeth. He stops and stares at Bunu,
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then scurries away into a hole.
6 screams : gives out a loud, high cry 10 stares : looks at something or someone for
7 Musa : a mouse that is not real a long time
8 in return : in place of another thing that you 11 scurries : moves quickly with small, short
have given steps
9 gleaming : shining brightly
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