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Why did Chandu go to his class without eating lunch?%u201cIt is my favourite,%u201d he said and took another bite.Just then Chandu came and joined them.He opened his lunch box. There was rice, dal and some vegetables. %u201cWould you like some rice and dal?%u201d he asked his friends.%u201cOh no! We don%u2019t want your rice and dal. It%u2019s so boring,%u201d said Ajit.%u201cI wonder how you eat the same thing day in and day out. I would rather starve than eat such food,%u201d said Arun.Tears welled up in Chandu%u2019s eyes. He closed his box and went away to the class without eating lunch. When Chandu came home from school, his mother lovingly asked, %u201cHow was your day, dear?%u201d But Chandu didn%u2019t care to reply.%u201cAre you upset about something?%u201d she asked him. But Chandu said nothing.%u201cNow be a good boy. Quickly wash and change. Then drink a glass of milk and eat some bananas before you go out to play,%u201d she said.%u201cI don%u2019t want to eat and drink the same thing again and again,%u201d he shouted. Then he went into his room and slammed the door.Chandu%u2019s father returned home from office in the evening. His mother told him what had happened.He went to Chandu%u2019s room and said, %u201cYou have not been a good boy today. Your behaviour was rude. You must say sorry to your mother.%u201d But Chandu did not say a word.When his mother called him for dinner, Chandu went to the dining table and looked at the food on the plate.%u201cIt%u2019s the same thing again. Rice, dal and vegetables. Will I ever get to eat things I like?%u201d he%u00a0said.%u201cCome on Chandu, this is what everyone eats for lunch and dinner,%u201d his father said.%u201cBut my friends never get rice or roti for lunch. They always bring sandwiches, chips, cakes and noodles,%u201d Chandu said.%u201cYou call that lunch? That%u2019s junk food,%u201d his father said.%u201cBut it is so tasty,%u201d Chandu said.Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 English 69