Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape punishment?
According to the king, the real culprit was the merchant’s father who was dead. But his father was dead and someone had to be punished in his place. He escapes from the punishment because he is too thin to be correctly executed on the stake.
Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?
Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
Can you think of some other ending for the story?
How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?
What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?
How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
How does the guru manage to save his disciple’s life?
Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?
How does the guru manage to save his disciple’s life?
How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?
How has Prashant, a teenager, been able to help the people of his village?
Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?
Sergei says, “I am happy that my words have taken effect.” 5Why does he say so? Is he right in saying this?
What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night?
What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?
What havoc has the super cyclone wreaked in the life of the people of Orissa?