Question

What one throws away as waste may be valuable to others. Do you find this sentence meaningful in the context of this story ? How?​

Answer 1

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This sentence is true in the context of this story. Jaya is a ragpicker. She has experienced the truth of life. She faces realities of the practical life. Children like her have no choice other than eating leftovers or thrown away food. She offers a crushed banana to Velu. Velu is new to the big city. He doesn’t know the realities that such children face. Finally, he opts for ragpicking. For them the waste is valuable. It is because their life depends upon it.

Answer 2

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☘️ The story 'Children at work' gives a vivid picture of the plight of the slum dwellers basically the children. It tells us about the cruel reality that what is thrown out as rubbish can become a source of living for other. People throw away bottles,paper leftover of food which these children pick and earn some money. Our waste is valuable and blessing for them as their life depends on them. Circumstance force them to do such thing.