Why does the author say toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long it?
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Grandfather had bought Toto with lots of excitement thinking he would add him to his private zoo. However, Toto turned out to be more mischievous than grandfather had thought about him. He would do lots of damage to the things around him. He would tear clothes, curtains, and wallpapers; would break dishes, glassware, crockery, etc. Grandfather realized that keeping Toto any longer at home would mean more loss. So, grandfather found the Tonga-driver from whom he had bought it, and sold Toto back to him at three rupees, bearing loss of two rupees.
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Author's statement about Toto proves itself if we take Toto's misdeeds into consideration, nobody could afford the frequent losses. He disturbed all other animals too. Obviously, Toto was not the sort of pet they could keep for long.
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