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Persuade	Inform	Entertain
The author is trying to … Persuade us.	The author is trying to … Inform us.	The author is trying to … Entertain us.
I know because …	I know because … It told me information about the Indian culture.	I know because … The story was very funny and interesting and it made me keep reading the story.
Examples:	Examples: It said Vijayanagar is in Southern India. King Krishna Deva Raya was the king of Vijayanagar.	Examples: Appaji had a clever plan to get a bag of gold coins from the king of Vijayanagar and the Sultan of Delhi. The plan was to take vegetables to the Sultan and Appaji will get a bag of gold coins from the Sultan.Then once the king of Vijayanagar heard that there was no invasion, then he will be very pleased and give Appaji a bag of gold coins.