Question

why did Anil employ Hari as a cook althought he could not afford to pay him

Answer 1

Hari and Anil are fictional characters from the short story ‘The Thief’ by Ruskin Bond.

Anil employs Hari as a cook even though he could not afford to pay him because Hari wanted to become literate and wanted a place where he could be fed.

Anil had no money to pay Hari but he agreed to teach Hari how to write sentences, how to write his name in return of being provided home cooked meals.

Answer 2

Hari provide Anil as a home cooked meal in return he give Hari knowledge about how to write sentence and his own name.