The adventures of Toto
Short answer..
Que.1 How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this?
Answer: Toto takes bathe in a tub' of warm water. It puts its legs in the water one by one and applies soap as well. As monkeys are good at aping others, so Toto has learnt proper steps of bathing.
Que.2 How did Toto almost boil himself alive?
Answer: Toto cunningly tested the temperature with his hand then gradually stepped into the bath. He stepped first one foot, then the other, until he was into the water up to his neck. He rubbed himself all over with the soap.
Que.3 Give the names of grandfather's pets.Where did the live?
Answer: The names of the Grandfather's pets were Nana the donkey and Toto the monkey a tortoise, a pair of rabbits, a tame squirrel and a goat. They lived in a big cage in the servant's quarters.
Que.4 How did Toto travel by train? What was the ticket collector's reaction?
The bag was strong to prevent Toto from jumping outside or putting his hands out. Inside the train, when grandfather was showing his ticket to the collector, toto poked his head out of the bag and smiled widely at him. The collector got shocked and referred the monkey as a dog.
From NCERT
Que.5 How does Toto come to grandfather's private zoo?
Answer: Toto comes to grandfather's private zoo when he buys him from a tonga-driver for a sum of five rupees. The tonga- driver used to keep the little red monkey.
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