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It is said that once three old men set out on a Journey together. One of them was bald the second was a philosopher and the third was a barber. At night fall they decided that each one of them should sit for watch turn by turn. The barber was to keep watch first of all, the philosopher alter that a

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It is said that once three old men set out on a Journey together. One of them was bald the second was a philosopher and the third was a barber. At night fall they decided that each one of them should sit for watch turn by turn.
The barber was to keep watch first of all, the philosopher alter that and the baldman last of all. So. the Philosopher and the baldman went to sleep and the barber was on
Watch For sometime he kept awake but in the end. he felt tired of it and he thought of some diversion as otherwise it was difficult for him to pass time. Then he tookout the razor from his box and shaved the head of the philosopher and himself went to sleep. When the philosopher got up and felt his head all over, he was startled and said in surprise. “It was my turn but this wretched fellow has awakened baldman

Why did the philosopher get up?



1). He realised that his head was being shaved off
2). It was his turn to keep watch
3). He was awakened by the barber
4). He had a bad dream


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He was awakened by the barber

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He was awakened by the barber




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