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Mijbil the Otter — English (Language & Literature) STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10English (Language & Literature)Mijbil the Otter3 Marks
Question
Why did Maxwell decide to have an otter as a pet?
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Answer

Gavin Maxwell, the author, wanted to own a pet. His pet dog had died recently and he was feeling too sad to think of keeping a dog as a pet again. So when he travelled to Southern Iraq, he decided to keep an otter instead of a dog.

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