Question

Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog? 

NCERT Class 9th:Moments English Ch 2 The Adventures of Toto

Answer 1

The grandfather had to go to Saharanpur to collect his pension. He decided to take Toto along in a big canvas bag. Since there was no opening in the bag to allow his hands or face to come out, he would often jump inside the bag, making the bag look like as if there was a spirit in it. This attracted the co-passengers’ attraction at the Dehra Dun platform.

 

As soon as the train reached Saharanpur, Toto scared the ticket-collector by popping his head out of the bag and grinning at him. The ticket-collector was annoyed at the discovery and asserted that the grandfather would have to pay for Toto’s fare. The ticket-collector assumed Toto to be a dog and would not listen to the grandfather’s argument that it was not a dog.