Madam Rides the Bus Question Answers: NCERT Class 10 English - First Flight

 Valli’s favourite pastime was to stand at the front door of her house and to look outside at the street.

The sight of the bus that was travelling between her village and the nearby areas in the town, a new set of passengers were filled each time, a source of unending joy for Valli. The strongest desire of her was to ride the bus.

The bus journey to the town will took 45 minutes and the 30 paisa was the one - way fear found out by Valli. She listened to the conversations between neighbours very carefully and people who used the bus regularly and few discreet questions asked by her.In this way she gathered various information about the bus journey.

 Valli had planned to go to the town and then return back by the same bus.30 paise was the fare for one way and the ride had taken forty five minutes.In this way, she planned to be back by 2:45 pm if shift took the bus at 1:00 pm.

The conductor called Valli as ‘madam’ because of her behaviour like a woman. She refused to take his help and answered to the conductor’s questions very quickly. Thats why the conductor called him madam.

 Valli likes to look outside the bus. Her view blocked by the canvas blind which covered the lower area of the window. She stood up on the seat and peered over the blind in order to have a better view. The Canal, palm trees, grassland, mountains, green fields were seen by her.

 In the bus, there was nobody who was a child replied by Valli.She told her that 30 paisa was paid by her as fare.

Valli was not interested in making the elderly woman her friend because she looked unpleasant and ugly.She had big earholes and wore ugly earrings. Instead of this,she was chewing betel and also betel juice in her mouth.

Valli had saved every stray coins that came her way very attentively by resisting every temptation to buy peppermints, toys, balloons, etc. It was really very difficult for her.fair she resisted the village fair temptation to be on the merry-go-round. Thus, she had been able to save sixty paise for her first bus journey.

 A young cow had seen by Valli, who was in the air with high tail run very fastly  in front of the bus in the middle of the road. The horn was sounded by the driver  again and again to move away the cow. But the cow became more frightened as the driver honked and run more fastly. Valli considered it all very funny and she laughed a lot till there were tears in her eyes.

Valli had planned that she only wanted to ride on the bus. She would spend thirty paise on her fare, go to the town and then come back by the same bus before her mother woke up. She didn’t 1 time or money to go to see the town.

Only sixty paise was saved by Valli for the trip. No money was wastedby her as through the same bus she had to come back anyhow. So, when the conductor's suggestion was given for getting down and drink but she refused. This showed that Valli was a well-mannered girl.

 Valli's deepest desire was to go on a bus ride. ‘Source of unending joy’, ‘Stare wistfully’ and  ‘kindle in her longings, dreams and hopes’. are the words and phrases which is described in the story. 

 Valli listened carefully to conversations between her neighbours over many days and months and the bus regularly used by those people and a few discreet questions were asked. The town was six miles away from village, the thirty paise was bus fare.She also thought that if she stayed in the bus and came back by the same bus it would only cost her sixty paise. Each and every penny got saved by her, resisted all temptation to buy mints, toys, etc and even a ride on the merry-go-round at the village annual fair so as to save sixty paise. The secret trip was planned by her without the knowledge of her parents.

Valli was a confident girl  that her age was a limitation to her travelling alone to the town. She considered herself a grown up and acted like one.

The conductor called Valli ‘Madam’ as she behaved like a grown up and did not think that she was a child. She also refused his help and told him that she can manage on her own.

The bus ride thoroughly enjoyed by Valli. The following lines from the text tell us about it. A canal, palm trees, grasslands, distant mountains were seen by her on the way.“Oh! it was so wonderful,” that’s what she felt. “Sometimes the bus seemed to take another vehicle that was coming towards them or the road crossed. Somehow it smoothly passed away, all obstacles were left behind and a cow was seen by her who was running very fast, in the middle of the road, in front of the bus. This all looked very funny to Valli and she laughed a lot till tears came from her eyes.”

 Valli refused to look out of the window on her way back the dead body of the cow has been seen by her.It happened when it was running towards the bus when she was going to town.This lead to her fear and sadness.

  Valli tried to hide the fact about bus ride of her while making the statement. She was feeling delighted after a successful plan attempted by her.

Yes, for example when the author says, ‘she was fascinated by the bus’ and ‘watching the bus fill with a new set of people each time was a source of unending joy for her’. When the author describes the bus, he stresses on the colour and look of the new bus ‘like silver’ because a child is attracted towards colour. ‘The seats were soft and luxurious’. The description that the author gives when Valli looked outside are also typical of a 8 year old. ‘The blue sky’ and ‘acres and acres of green field’, show the enthusiasm a child. A cow running in front of the bus fascinated the child whereas the sight of dead cow brought tears in her eyes and she refused to look outside the window on her return journey. This’also describes the behaviour of an 8 year old child aptly.

During my summer vacations, I wanted to plan a surprise birthday party for my mother. I involved  my younger sister in the plan to celebrate her birthday. We saved pocket money by not going for our weekly outings. We have saved five hundred rupees through this for the birthday party. The arrangement of everything should be done without our mother’s knowledge. On her birthday we acted as we have forgot her birthday at all. On our request, mother was taken to the market by our father. In a very little time, arrangement like cake, decorations, flowers and their two best friends were invited. When she came back from the market she got surprised and it became her best birthday ever had in her life.

 The journey that was unforgettable is the trip to Hemkund and Badrinath. There was mesmerising scenery there and after leaving Delhi, enjoyed cool fresh air and see lush green fields were breath taking. The winding narrow roads taken during the bus ride, flowing of river on one side while mountains on the other side.For reaching Hemkund Sahib, 14 kms travelled by foot by one.There are crowds of devotees, holy names were chanted and the hill was moving up. When I reached there on shrine, it was enveloped in clouds. Ice cold as a water in the holy tank.Our tiredness vanished at moment step in it.T hen we have travelled to Badrinath by bus. Its really a very nice place. Many hot springs were there. 

India covers a wide network of roads.Crores of Indians travel on these road by bus, cycle,scooter, truck etc. everyday. Even pedestrians use these roads.Road safety rules doesn't followed by many people, many people lose their lives due to road accidents every year. It is observed that 90% youngsters involved in such fatal accidents which occur due to high speed driving, not using helmets and seat belt, talking on mobiles while driving or love to do stunts inspired by movies. Following all the rules and regulations is our duty and to take into consideration about keeping the safety measures while driving. The best driving is the safe driving and the rules are framed keeping our security in mind.