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The Little Girl
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Kezia decides that there are “different kinds of fathers”. What kind of father
was Mr Macdonald, and how was he different from Kezia’s father?

Answer

Kezia compared her father with Mr. Macdonald, who lived next to her house. He was always smiling and playing with his children. He was just opposite to the Kezia's father. Unlike Kezia's father he never punished his children. He played with them whenever he was free. Whereas Kezia's father was very harsh and a strict disciplinarian. Seeing him, Kezia could understand that there were different sorts of father.

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