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Gopi grins and runs inside.
She paints a bowl of khichdi and waits,
Until the paint has dried.
Line 25: ““No beans, no rice, no mangoes!””
Line 26: “Gopi grins and runs inside.”
Line 27: “She paints a bowl of khichdi and waits,”
Line 28: “Until the paint has dried.”
Summary of Stanza 7
““No beans, no rice, no mangoes!””
(Gopi admits that she has brought none of the requested food.)
“Gopi grins and runs inside.”
(She smiles mischievously and rushes indoors instead of explaining.)
“She paints a bowl of khichdi and waits,”
(She uses the brush to paint khichdi and waits to see whether the picture will change.)
“Until the paint has dried.”
(She waits until the painted image is completely dry.)
Overall meaning: Gopi has no gathered food, so she tests the brush by painting khichdi.
