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The day of
‘Id
was near too and she
knew how pretty she would look
with the pearl necklace sparkling
around her neck. “
I will borrow the
neclace for one day only,
” she
thought to herself. And so she sent
a message to the keeper of the
Bayt-ul-Mal
to lend her the neck-
lace.
The keeper let her have it for not
just one but three days. He trusted
her, for after all, she was the daugh-
ter of the
Khalif
and everyone knew
how pious and honest she was.
The girl was delighted. She danced
and skipped with the pearl neclace
sparkling around her neck like tiny
stars.
The day of
‘Id
came and she wore
the pretty necklace. All the other
ladies ‘oohed’ and ‘aahed’ as she
walked by. Oh! How beautiful she
Vocabulary
deposited
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public
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treasury
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necessity
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sparkling
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pious
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delig ted
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recognise
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trust
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fulfill
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duty
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trustee
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deserving
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horrified
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satisfied
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