In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?

Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape punishment?

Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?

Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?

Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?

How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?

Can you think of some other ending for the story?

What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?

Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?

How does the guru manage to save his disciple’s life?

Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?

What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?

Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?

What is the significance of the title?

Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?

Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?

During their conversation Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?

How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?

For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?

How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?

Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby for the seamstress? What does the swallow do in the seamstress’ house?