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One day, a man was going through a forest. He was tired, so he
sat under a tree to take rest. Near the tree, were some bushes. In
the bushes, he heard a whistle. The man got up and went to see. He
saw a bottle lying under a bush. The whistle was coming from inside
the bottle.
The man opened the bottle to look inside. Immediately a lot of
black smoke came out from the bottle. The smoke rose high in the
sky. Then, the smoke turned into a ghost. It was a big ghost, as tall
as a tree. immediately : at once
roared : deep cry of a lion or other wild animals
frightened : afraid moment : short time
The ghost was blue in colour. He had red eyes and large golden
earrings. He roared , “Give me some work or I shall eat you up.” The
man was very frightened . “W-what-sort of work do you want?” he
asked the ghost.
“Any kind of work,” the ghost replied. “You have let me out
from the bottle, so you have to give me work to do. I must keep
working day and night. The moment you stop giving me work, I shall
eat you up.”
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