What is the summary of poem old toys and new Magic written by Satyajit Ray
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Summary of poem old toys and new Magic
Jayanto had a toy which was a swiss doll, a one foot tall toy brought from Switzerland by his uncle but the toy was torn apart by the dogs when he was a child. After many years Jayanto and Shankar came to visit Bundi Rajasthan where Jayanto spent his childhood with his doll. Throughout the story he was recalling the incident of his childhood, and memories were rushing in his mind. He stayed in the same guest house where he used to stay with his father in his childhood. At night he suddenly woke up because something was crawling on his chest he told to Shankar that it must be my doll Fritz. Next day both went near the tree to check if toy is still there or not, where Jayanto buried his toy. They dig the place but they found a skeleton exactly same size of toy. They both became confused and scared to see this
ANSWER:
The poem old toys and new Magic written by Satyajit Ray revolves around Jayanto and his old torn doll which was resurrected after many years.
EXPLANATION:
Jayanto and his friend Shankar was out for a trip together where Jayanto spent his childhood. During the sightseeing, Jayanto recollects and narrates the memories to Shankar about the tall tree where he buried the doll named “Fritz”, which was torn by dogs.
He also adds up that he was too attached to the doll. Suddenly, waking up from a half sleep at night, Jayanto tells that he felt that something had walked over his chest and shows the faint marks in his pillow.
Shankar convinces him that might be any small animals and they again go for sleep. By morning Jayanto and Shankar digs the grave of Fritz as Jayanto's fears that Fritz was the one who walked on his chest last night and too shocked to find a 12 inch skeleton in the grave that resembled the size of Fritz.