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1154 4@@@- © 454 g, , ) — @ successcds.net/cce-cbse/class-xi (3) :, , The Rattrap Explanation, , Once upon a time there was a man who went around, selling small rattraps of wire. He made them himself, at odd moments, from the material he got by, begging in the stores or at the big farms. But even so,, the business was not especially profitable, so he had, to resort to both begging and petty thievery to keep, body and soul together. Even so, his clothes were in, rags, his cheeks were sunken, and hunger gleamed, , in his eyes., , Odd Moments: A short period of free time., Sunken: lowered, Gleamed: Shone, , Once there was a man who used to sell small, rattraps made of wire. These rattraps were made by, him in his free time. He used to collect the material, required by begging from stores or big farms. Still his, business was not earning him any profits. Therefore,, he had to beg or steal in order to survive. His clothes, were old and torn. His cheeks were lowered inside, due to malnutrition and one could easily see the, , hunger in his eyes.