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It was rainy season in Russia. In a certain village in Russia, the rain water was

flowing in streams in a street. It had rained and stopped a little while ago. Two little
girls were playing in the street water. It was festival time. They were wearing new

frocks. Malasha was the younger of the two little girls. Akulya was the older girl.

Malasha stamped her foot in the water. It was a little muddy. The muddy water
splashed. It fell on Akulya’s new frock. Akulya was just rubbing out the mud. At that
time, Akulya’s mother was walking that way. She looked at her daughter’s dress. She

scolded her daughter.

“How can you make your new dress so dirty?” she asked. “Malasha splashed the
water on me, mother,” said Akulya. Akulya’s mother caught Malasha. She gave two or

three slaps on the back of Malasha. Malasha started weeping loudly. Malasha’s house
was close by . Malasha’s mother
stamp : bring down one’s foot heavily on the ground
heard her daughter weeping. She scold : to speak to someone angrily

came out in a hurry. “Why are you splash : the act of scattering water about
weeping?” asked her mother. close by : very near

“Akulya’s mother beat me on my back,” said Malasha. Malasha’s mother turned to

Akulya’s mother in an angry mood. Malasha’s mother abused Akulya’s mother. Soon,
they started quarrelling loudly. They called each other names. Their shouting
continued.

Do you fight with your friends?

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