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%u201cI have got a stomach ache, ma%u2019am,%u201d Chandu said holding back his tears.%u201cWould you like to go to the sick room?%u201d the teacher asked.%u201cI want to go home, ma%u2019am,%u201d Chandu said.Soon Chandu%u2019s mother was there at the school. She took him to their family doctor.%u201cWhat%u2019s the problem?%u201d Doctor Verma asked Chandu. %u201cI have got a stomach ache,%u201d said Chandu.Doctor Verma told Chandu to lie down on the couch. He examined him and then said, %u201cWell, it looks like a severe infection in the stomach. But what has he been eating?%u201d%u201cThe regular rice, roti, dal and vegetables,%u201d his mother replied. %u201cOh I see! But he is suffering from indigestion,%u201d the doctor said.%u201cYou need to get a few tests done. I%u2019ll prescribe some medicines. And keep a watch on his diet,%u201d said the doctor.Chandu%u2019s mother seemed worried. She wondered how it had happened. But Chandu knew it all and he followed the diet carefully and took his medicines regularly. Two days later, Chandu and his mother went to the doctor with the reports.%u201cEverything seems okay. But be careful about what you eat. You%u2019re a growing boy. So eat lots of vegetables and fruits and of course drink at least two glasses of milk. You must not eat junk food. It%u2019ll do you no good!%u201d the doctor said. Chandu came home and lay on his bed thinking. %u201cDaddy and mummy were right after all,%u201d he thought.That night he had a dream again. The fairy came to him and said, %u201cChandu, what do you have to say now?%u201d %u201cI want to have only homemade food. Nothing else. Please help me,%u201d he said.%u201cGood. Now close your eyes and make a wish again,%u201d said the kind fairy.%u201cI am going to eat healthy food, and no junk food hereafter,%u201d he said.The next day, Chandu ate all that was served and drank the milk without a fuss. At school he opened his lunch box and ate his rice, dal and vegetables. And his lunch seemed so tasty. And it was healthy too. What did the doctor advise Chandu?Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 English 71