3) "Thinking to humour his disconsolate charge by a gift of sweets, the man took him to the counter of the sweet shop". a) Why does the child lose interest in the things that he wanted earlier? b) What was the ‘humour’ here? c) How does the story end?
Answers
Explanation:
he child turned his nose away from the basket and reiterated
s sob, "I want my mother, I want my father!"
Thinking to humour his disconsolate charge by a gift of
veets, the man took him to the counter of the sweet shop.
Vhat sweets would you like, child?” he asked. The child turned
Is face from the sweet shop and only sobbed, “I want my
other, I want my fath 'r!"
MULK RAJ ANAND
» THINK Avour It
1. What are the things the child sees on his way to the fairy are
Why does he lag behind?
2. In the fair he wants many things) What are they? Why does
he move on without waiting for an answer?
When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his
anxiety and insecurity been described? See
Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he
had wanted earliery Cup
5. What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find
his parents?
TALK Avour It
How to ensure not to get lost.
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