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his own. He felt so
            homesick  that  he


            almost            turned

            around  and  went

            back  home!  There

            was still a week of

            his holiday left.

                He  went  into  the

            post  office  to  have  a

            look  around.  It  felt  good  to

            sniff the old smells he was used to.


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                Then he had an idea. He ran out to buy a bunch of picture  idea
                Then he had an               . He ran out to buy a bunch of picture postcards. On postcards.       On
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            each one he wrote :
                Mohan went back to the post office and bought stamps.
                He put the stamps
            on  the  cards,  and                  Hi
            posted them to all the


            friends  he  delivered                Having a wonderful
            letters to. Then he felt              time. Missing you.


            much  better!  ‘They'll

            be  so  pleased           and         Your friend,

            surprised         to     hear         Mohan-on-holiday

            from me!’ he thought.

                Smiling happily, he moved on, looking forward                        to the rest    of his holiday.



            homesick   feeling unhappy because you are a long way from your home,            sniff   to smell by short
                       –
                                                                                                  –
            inhalations, idea  – a plan for a possible course of action, pleased    – happy or satisfied, forward    –


            toward what is before, rest  – remaining.

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