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Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?
Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. Bread-making started during the days of Portugese rule in Goa and it has become a tradition in Goa. Though the old bakers have died but their sons have carried the legacy forward. The time-tested and age-old furnaces are still used. Many such mixers, moulders and the bakers of the loaves are a part of Goan public.
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Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?
Why would the baker come everyday? What announced his arrival?
What would the baker do after his musical entry?
How did he treat the kids who surrounded him?
How did the children get along with the baker?
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Why would the children run to meet the baker as soon as he arrived?
How do you know the kids were excited about the bread?
‘The tiger never brushed his teeth.’ Why does the author say so?
What are the different varieties of bread? Which occasions are they associated with?
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What are bol and bolinhas? Why are they necessary and when?
What did the bakers wear: (i) in the Portuguese days (ii) when the author was young?
How was baking a profitable profession?
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