Chapter 1 The Lost Child Solutions
Question - 11 : - How was the child separated from his parents ?
Answer - 11 : -
The boy was attracted to toys, balloons and sweets in the fair. He got fascinated with the flute music being played by the snake charmer. While watching the roundabout swing he got separated from his parents.
Question - 12 : - What happened when the lost child reached the temple door ?
Answer - 12 : -
When the child reached the temple door men jostled each other. The poor child struggled to thrust his way out but was knocked. He might have been trampled if he had not shouted at his highest pitch.
Question - 13 : - Who rescued the lost child ? What did he offer to buy him ?┬а
Answer - 13 : -
The man in the shrine rescued the lost child. He lifted him up in his arms and tried to soothe him. He took him to the nearest roundabout swing and offered to buy him flowers, balloons and sheets.
Question - 14 : - Parents were in a hurry to reach the fair but the child was delaying them. How ?
Answer - 14 : -
The boy got distracted by toys which he wanted to buy, butterflies and dragon flies which he wanted to catch and ffc?wers that he wanted to gather. And, out of pine innocence he delayed his parents to reach theтАЩfair.
Question - 15 : - What was tlje first reaction of the child when he realized that he had lost his parents?
Answer - 15 : -
The child panicked when he realized (hat he had lost his parents. He was puzzled, angry and desperate. He cried and shouted for his parents. He ran here and there to look for his parents.
Question - 16 : - Why didnтАЩt the boy wait for an answer after he had pleaded for sweets ?
Answer - 16 : -
The boy didnтАЩt wait for an answer after life had pleaded for sweets because he knew that his parents would say that he was greed^ and would refuse to buy the sweets.
Question - 17 : - What happened when the тАЬlost childтАЭ entered the grove ? How did he enjoy there ?
Answer - 17 : -
When the тАЬlost childтАЭ entered the groye, a shower of young flowers fell upon him. He began to gather the raining petals. He heard the cooing of doyes and ran towards his parent^. He had a fun- filled splendid time in the grove.
Question - 18 : - What changes do you notice in the behaviour of the child, once he is separated from his parents in the story тАЬThe Lost ChildтАЭ ?┬а
Answer - 18 : -
A child along with his parents had been to a fair. He was very excited and happy with the stalls of toys and sweets. He gets separated from his parents and starts crying. He runs hither and thither in search of his parents, but in vain. Since the place was overcrowded he got real scared. He started cryjng as he was all alone. A kind hearted man offers him many things but he refuses. The child who wanted everything from the fair was now not interested in any of these things as he only yearned to be with his parents.
Question - 19 : - Compare the attitude of the child before and after his separation from his parents.
Answer - 19 : -
Before separation the child was very happy and excited at the fair. He was fascinated with all the things that were displayed at the stalls. He wanted to have all the things like his favourite toys, sweets, flowers, etc. He also wanted to go for a ride. But after separation the boy just wanted to be with his parents. He was not interested in any of those things which he kept longing to have from the stalls. In the absence of his parents these things did not give him any satisfaction.
Question - 20 : - How did the man who found the little boy in the fair, try to soothe him ?
Answer - 20 : -
The man who found the little boy in the fair tried every possible way to soothe him. He took him to a roundabout swing then offered a horse ride, tried to make him listen to the snake charmerтАЩs song and offered him a balloon, as he thought that this would distract his mind, but in vain. He offered him flowers and sweets, but the child kept crying. The child could not be distracted by any of the things at the fair as he longed to be with his parents.