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The Friendly Postman

Mohan was a busy postman. He worked in a small

town. Everyday, he put letters into a hundred letter

boxes. He loved to talk to the people he met on his

rounds.

‘How is the pain in your leg?’ he asked old

Mr. Ali.

‘Is your cold better?’ he asked young Mrs. Sharma.

The people of his area loved and liked him. Mrs. John had lemonade

ready for him. Mr. Verma had the chess pieces laid out for a game.

Then one day, Mohan went for a holiday . He

packed his bag and set off. ‘I won't even look

at a stamp till I get back,’ he thought.

Mohan enjoyed the first few days of

the holiday. But after sometime, he

began to miss the happy faces

of his friends. When he

passed letter boxes,

he felt worse.

One day,

Mohan passed by

a post office like

busy – having very little free time, rounds – regular visits to a number of houses to deliver

something, lemonade – a beverage of sweetened lemon juice mixed with water, holiday – a time of
rest from work. English-3
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