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Gandhi's Story

Eagerly, she asked the doctor, “ Goat's milk would do, would it not, doctor?"

“Yes, of course," replied the doctor.

Gandhiji smiled at Kasturbai's cleverness and he had to admit that he would not be breaking his vow that way, and that is how Gandhiji began taking goat's milk which soon made him well and strong. From then onwards, Kasturbai insisted that he always drink goat's milk.

Although Kasturbai loved Gandhiji dearly, she had a will of her own and often quarreled with him but, if she found that she was in the wrong, she was not afraid to admit it and change her views. In her father's home she was used to a very different kind of life from that she led with her husband. At first she found it difficult

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