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HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY
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ohit and Ravi are returning from a play date with Ram, and are talking of the wonderful time they had. There seems to be a touch of jealousy in Ravi's voice when they talk of the number of toys Ram has. He slowly pulls out a toy from his pocket that he insists belongs to him! On listening to the entire conversation between friends, what do you think? What does "freedom in America" mean? Is it different in India? What are the rights and responsibilities of that freedom?
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(Rohit is walking home with Ravi)
I had a good time playing at Ram's house. Didn't you?
Yeah, I guess. His room looks like Toys 'R' Us. His parents must have a lot of money.
He does have a lot of toys. I had fun playing in the fort and on the jungle gym. And did you see the huge swing set in his backyard?
Yeah...I even saw a Sony Play station in his closet, and he had all the games I wanted.
What I really liked was his toy army set. They looked like real army men.
I have an army man.
Do you really?
Here, I'll show you. (He takes out a toy army man from his pocket.)
That looks like one of Ram's toy men. Those toys are expensive. Did your dad get it for you?
No, not exactly.
How did you get it then? For your birthday? I've never seen it before.
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