Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?
When the price had given away the two sapphires of his eyes, he had become blind. Therefore, the swallow decided to stay always with the prince. The swallow was so touched by his gesture and kindness that swallow decided to stay back rather than going to Egypt with his friends.
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?
How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?
What is the meaning of “My cat was back and so was I”? Had the author gone anywhere? Why does he say that he is also back?
When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
Is Lushkoff a willing worker? Why, then, does he agree to chop wood for Sergei?
Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?
Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?
Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night?