The following lines in the text show that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus: • “Valli devoured everything with her eyes.” • “On the one side there was the canal and, beyond it, palm trees, grassland, distant mountains, and the blue, blue sky. On the other side was a deep ditch and then acres anRead more
The following lines in the text show that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus:
• “Valli devoured everything with her eyes.”
• “On the one side there was the canal and, beyond it, palm trees, grassland, distant mountains, and the blue, blue sky. On the other side was a deep ditch and then acres and acres of green fields − green, green, green, as far as the eye could see. Oh, it was all so wonderful!”
• “Everyone laughed, and gradually Valli too joined in the laughter. Suddenly, Valli clapped her hands with glee.”
• “Somehow this was very funny to Valli. She laughed and laughed until there were tears in her eyes.”
• “Valli wasn’t bored to the slightest and greeted everything with the same excitement she’d felt the first time.”
Valli was about to board the bus and the conductor stretched out his hand to help her get on the bus. Valli said commandingly that she does not require any help and could get on by herself. She behaved like as a grown-up girl and therefore, the conductor called her ‘madam’ in an effort to tease her.Read more
Valli was about to board the bus and the conductor stretched out his hand to help her get on the bus. Valli said commandingly that she does not require any help and could get on by herself. She behaved like as a grown-up girl and therefore, the conductor called her ‘madam’ in an effort to tease her. When the elderly man called her a child and asked her to sit down on her seat out of concern, she replied that nobody was a child on the bus. She kept stressing on the fact that she had paid her fare like everybody else and therefore, she should not be treated differently.
After Valli had saved her money she had to slip out of her house without her mother’s knowledge. Her mother usually took a nap from one to four. That was her best opportunity. She planned that she would take the one o’clock afternoon bus, reach the town at one forty-five, and be back home by about tRead more
After Valli had saved her money she had to slip out of her house without her mother’s knowledge. Her mother usually took a nap from one to four. That was her best opportunity. She planned that she would take the one o’clock afternoon bus, reach the town at one forty-five, and be back home by about two forty-five. She knew that the town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paise one way. The trip to the town took forty-five minutes. On reaching the town, if she stayed in her seat and paid another thirty paise, she could return home on the same bus. She had carefully saved whatever stray coins came her way, resisting every temptation to buy peppermints, toys, balloons, and the like, and finally she had saved sixty paise.
Valli’s deepest desire was to ride on the bus she saw everyday standing on her front door. The sentences in the story which depict this are as follows: “Day after day she watched the bus, and gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and grew there: she wanted to ride on that bus, even if just once.Read more
Valli’s deepest desire was to ride on the bus she saw everyday standing on her front door. The sentences in the story which depict this are as follows:
“Day after day she watched the bus, and gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and grew there: she wanted to ride on that bus, even if just once. This wish became stronger and stronger, until it was an overwhelming desire.”
The conductor insisted Valli to go and have a drink at the stall but she did not want to go because she did not have any money for that. Even when the conductor offered her a cold drink as a treat, she refused firmly and said that she only wanted her ticket. This shows that Valli had a lot of self wRead more
The conductor insisted Valli to go and have a drink at the stall but she did not want to go because she did not have any money for that. Even when the conductor offered her a cold drink as a treat, she refused firmly and said that she only wanted her ticket. This shows that Valli had a lot of self will and pride. Possibly, she did not want to take anything for free, particularly from a stranger.
Find the lines in the text which tell you that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus.
The following lines in the text show that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus: • “Valli devoured everything with her eyes.” • “On the one side there was the canal and, beyond it, palm trees, grassland, distant mountains, and the blue, blue sky. On the other side was a deep ditch and then acres anRead more
The following lines in the text show that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus:
See less• “Valli devoured everything with her eyes.”
• “On the one side there was the canal and, beyond it, palm trees, grassland, distant mountains, and the blue, blue sky. On the other side was a deep ditch and then acres and acres of green fields − green, green, green, as far as the eye could see. Oh, it was all so wonderful!”
• “Everyone laughed, and gradually Valli too joined in the laughter. Suddenly, Valli clapped her hands with glee.”
• “Somehow this was very funny to Valli. She laughed and laughed until there were tears in her eyes.”
• “Valli wasn’t bored to the slightest and greeted everything with the same excitement she’d felt the first time.”
Why does the conductor call Valli “madam”?
Valli was about to board the bus and the conductor stretched out his hand to help her get on the bus. Valli said commandingly that she does not require any help and could get on by herself. She behaved like as a grown-up girl and therefore, the conductor called her ‘madam’ in an effort to tease her.Read more
Valli was about to board the bus and the conductor stretched out his hand to help her get on the bus. Valli said commandingly that she does not require any help and could get on by herself. She behaved like as a grown-up girl and therefore, the conductor called her ‘madam’ in an effort to tease her. When the elderly man called her a child and asked her to sit down on her seat out of concern, she replied that nobody was a child on the bus. She kept stressing on the fact that she had paid her fare like everybody else and therefore, she should not be treated differently.
See lessHow did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?
After Valli had saved her money she had to slip out of her house without her mother’s knowledge. Her mother usually took a nap from one to four. That was her best opportunity. She planned that she would take the one o’clock afternoon bus, reach the town at one forty-five, and be back home by about tRead more
After Valli had saved her money she had to slip out of her house without her mother’s knowledge. Her mother usually took a nap from one to four. That was her best opportunity. She planned that she would take the one o’clock afternoon bus, reach the town at one forty-five, and be back home by about two forty-five. She knew that the town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paise one way. The trip to the town took forty-five minutes. On reaching the town, if she stayed in her seat and paid another thirty paise, she could return home on the same bus. She had carefully saved whatever stray coins came her way, resisting every temptation to buy peppermints, toys, balloons, and the like, and finally she had saved sixty paise.
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What was Valli’s deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this.
Valli’s deepest desire was to ride on the bus she saw everyday standing on her front door. The sentences in the story which depict this are as follows: “Day after day she watched the bus, and gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and grew there: she wanted to ride on that bus, even if just once.Read more
Valli’s deepest desire was to ride on the bus she saw everyday standing on her front door. The sentences in the story which depict this are as follows:
“Day after day she watched the bus, and gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and grew there: she wanted to ride on that bus, even if just once. This wish became stronger and stronger, until it was an overwhelming desire.”
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Why didn’t Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does this tell you about her?
The conductor insisted Valli to go and have a drink at the stall but she did not want to go because she did not have any money for that. Even when the conductor offered her a cold drink as a treat, she refused firmly and said that she only wanted her ticket. This shows that Valli had a lot of self wRead more
The conductor insisted Valli to go and have a drink at the stall but she did not want to go because she did not have any money for that. Even when the conductor offered her a cold drink as a treat, she refused firmly and said that she only wanted her ticket. This shows that Valli had a lot of self will and pride. Possibly, she did not want to take anything for free, particularly from a stranger.
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