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    Adventures of Toto

    1. How does Toto come to grand-father’s private zoo?

    Grandfather loved animals. One day he saw this attractive monkey with a tonga-
    driver. The monkey was tied to a feeding- trough and seemed out of place there.
    Grandfather had great liking for animals. So he decided to buy Toto from the
    tonga- driver and bought it for five rupees.
    2. “Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?

    Toto had bright eyes sparkling with mischief, pearly white teeth, quick and
    wicked fingers and a gracious tail which served as a third hand. The smile of
    Toto was cute and frightened elderly Anglo- Indian ladies. Altogether all these
    qualities made him pretty.
    3. Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket
    collector insist on calling Toto a dog?
    Toto was a mischievous monkey. He kept disturbing all other animals in
    grandfather’s private zoo. It seemed that only grandfather could manage him
    properly. So, he took Toto to Saharanpur in a bag. The ticket collector called
    Toto a dog as the monkey did not qualify the category of human beings.
    4. How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto
    almost boil himself alive?

    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. He learned it all from the
    author. Someday Toto got in a large kitchen kettle which was on fire to boil. He
    enjoyed the warm water but when the water turned out to be hot he jumped up
    and down. Suddenly the grandmother arrived at and hauled him out in half-
    boiled condition.
    5. Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for
    long”?
    Toto was a pretty and entertaining pet but not the kind of pets which could be
    kept at home for long. By nature, he was mischievous and more importantly,
    destructive. He was always tearing and breaking things to pieces. The frequent
    loss of dishes, clothes, curtains and wallpaper was too much to afford for the
    author's not well-to-do family. He disturbed all other animals too. Obviously
    Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long.

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