Question

why did the boy thief Lie and how did Anil react to it​

Answer 1

Explanation:

anil knows that hari was a thief anil not tell anything to hari because hari was single boy who are alone without his parenta

Answer 2

Answer is here

The boy theif lied that he can cook because he wanted Anil to feed him so and on this Anil reacted that the food which the theif had made that night was so terrible that Anil gave it to a stray dog.

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