how had velu spent the 6 years of his life as a farmer
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Explanation:
This unit “Children At Work” is about Velu, an eleven-year old boy who runs away from home and faces unexpected problems and experiences bitter things in life. He meets a ragpicker, Jaya who works and feeds herself from the disposed food discarded by others.
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Children At Work
Comprehension Check (Page 9)
Question 1:
Velu stood on the platform but he felt “as if he was still on a moving train”. Why?
Answer:
Velu had run away from his home to Chennai by catching the Kanyakumari Express. He travelled in a train for the first time and as he got off the train and stood on the platform, he felt his legs were shaky and wobbly. Besides, he was very hungry and stressed and felt as though he was still on a moving train.
Question 2:
What made him feel miserable?
Answer:
Velu felt exhausted and miserable as he laid down his head on his knees because he had run away from his village two days ago due to the torture inflicted upon him by his drunkard father. He had not eaten anything in the past two days except for some peanuts and a piece of jaggery. He felt lost and hopeless when he arrived at the big city.
Question 3:
(i) Velu travelled without a ticket. Why?
(ii) How did he escape the ticket collector’s attention?
Answer:
(i) Velu left his village as he was annoyed with his drunkard father who used to grab away all that he and his sisters earned and spent it on drink. Hence, he travelled without a ticket because he had no money to buy a train ticket for himself.
(ii) Velu could escape the ticket collector’s attention because luckily the ticket collector didn’t come to the unreserved compartment. He tried to sleep on the floor near the door as he had no ticket.
Question 4:
Why had Velu run away from home?
Answer:
Velu was from a poor family and he and his sisters would work hard for a living. But his drunkard father would snatch away all their earnings and spent it on drinking. The little boy ran away from his home as he was very annoyed with his father.