Though Toto was pretty and clever, he was very mischievous and damaged the house by breaking dishes, tearing clothes and curtains. He also scared away the visitors by tearing their dresses. Furthermore, he didn’t get along well with other animals in the house too. One day he crossed the line by pickRead more
Though Toto was pretty and clever, he was very mischievous and damaged the house by breaking dishes, tearing clothes and curtains. He also scared away the visitors by tearing their dresses. Furthermore, he didn’t get along well with other animals in the house too. One day he crossed the line by picking up a dish of Pulao and climbing a branch to eat it. When scolded he threw off the plate and broke it. That’s when grandfather decided that Toto was not the sort of pet to keep for long and he had had enough of the losses.
Toto takes bath 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 replicating others, so Toto has learnt proper steps of bathing by watching the narrator doing same. Toto is fond of bathing with warm water and checks the temperature. BeRead more
Toto takes bath 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 replicating others, so Toto has learnt proper steps of bathing by watching the narrator doing same. Toto is fond of bathing with warm water and checks the temperature. Being an animal he is not intelligent enough to understand the risk boiling water so he keeps popping his head up and down in the kettle. Toto kept on doing this until the grandmother spotted him and pulled him out in time.
Toto was a really mischievous monkey and nuisance for every living soul in the household. Other animals in grandfather’s zoo were at Toto’s mercy even during night. So, grandfather decided to provide some relief to other animals in the zoo and thought of taking Toto to Shaharanpur. The ticket collecRead more
Toto was a really mischievous monkey and nuisance for every living soul in the household. Other animals in grandfather’s zoo were at Toto’s mercy even during night. So, grandfather decided to provide some relief to other animals in the zoo and thought of taking Toto to Shaharanpur. The ticket collector was performing his duty. As there seems to be no rule for fixing a monkey’s fare so he equated Toto with dog and charged a similar.
Toto was a pretty monkey. He had bright shining eyes glowing with mischief beneath the eyebrows and his teeth were a pearly white. But his hands looked dried-up as if they had been pickled in the sun for many years. Yet his fingers were quick and wicked. His tail served as a third hand. He could useRead more
Toto was a pretty monkey. He had bright shining eyes glowing with mischief beneath the eyebrows and his teeth were a pearly white. But his hands looked dried-up as if they had been pickled in the sun for many years. Yet his fingers were quick and wicked. His tail served as a third hand. He could use it to hang from a branch and it was capable of latching onto any delicacy that might be out of reach of his hands.
The author’s grandfather was fond of collecting animals and made a zoo at home. Toto was in the control of a tonga owner. The grandfather felt sympathetic with the monkey and thinks that his private zoo would be a better place for Toto. So he purchased Toto from the tonga wallah for five rupees. ForRead more
The author’s grandfather was fond of collecting animals and made a zoo at home. Toto was in the control of a tonga owner. The grandfather felt sympathetic with the monkey and thinks that his private zoo would be a better place for Toto. So he purchased Toto from the tonga wallah for five rupees.
Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
Though Toto was pretty and clever, he was very mischievous and damaged the house by breaking dishes, tearing clothes and curtains. He also scared away the visitors by tearing their dresses. Furthermore, he didn’t get along well with other animals in the house too. One day he crossed the line by pickRead more
Though Toto was pretty and clever, he was very mischievous and damaged the house by breaking dishes, tearing clothes and curtains. He also scared away the visitors by tearing their dresses. Furthermore, he didn’t get along well with other animals in the house too. One day he crossed the line by picking up a dish of Pulao and climbing a branch to eat it. When scolded he threw off the plate and broke it. That’s when grandfather decided that Toto was not the sort of pet to keep for long and he had had enough of the losses.
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How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
Toto takes bath 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 replicating others, so Toto has learnt proper steps of bathing by watching the narrator doing same. Toto is fond of bathing with warm water and checks the temperature. BeRead more
Toto takes bath 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 replicating others, so Toto has learnt proper steps of bathing by watching the narrator doing same. Toto is fond of bathing with warm water and checks the temperature. Being an animal he is not intelligent enough to understand the risk boiling water so he keeps popping his head up and down in the kettle. Toto kept on doing this until the grandmother spotted him and pulled him out in time.
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Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?
Toto was a really mischievous monkey and nuisance for every living soul in the household. Other animals in grandfather’s zoo were at Toto’s mercy even during night. So, grandfather decided to provide some relief to other animals in the zoo and thought of taking Toto to Shaharanpur. The ticket collecRead more
Toto was a really mischievous monkey and nuisance for every living soul in the household. Other animals in grandfather’s zoo were at Toto’s mercy even during night. So, grandfather decided to provide some relief to other animals in the zoo and thought of taking Toto to Shaharanpur. The ticket collector was performing his duty. As there seems to be no rule for fixing a monkey’s fare so he equated Toto with dog and charged a similar.
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“Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?
Toto was a pretty monkey. He had bright shining eyes glowing with mischief beneath the eyebrows and his teeth were a pearly white. But his hands looked dried-up as if they had been pickled in the sun for many years. Yet his fingers were quick and wicked. His tail served as a third hand. He could useRead more
Toto was a pretty monkey. He had bright shining eyes glowing with mischief beneath the eyebrows and his teeth were a pearly white. But his hands looked dried-up as if they had been pickled in the sun for many years. Yet his fingers were quick and wicked. His tail served as a third hand. He could use it to hang from a branch and it was capable of latching onto any delicacy that might be out of reach of his hands.
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How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
The author’s grandfather was fond of collecting animals and made a zoo at home. Toto was in the control of a tonga owner. The grandfather felt sympathetic with the monkey and thinks that his private zoo would be a better place for Toto. So he purchased Toto from the tonga wallah for five rupees. ForRead more
The author’s grandfather was fond of collecting animals and made a zoo at home. Toto was in the control of a tonga owner. The grandfather felt sympathetic with the monkey and thinks that his private zoo would be a better place for Toto. So he purchased Toto from the tonga wallah for five rupees.
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