đ Madam Rides the Bus – Questions & Answers
❓ Q1. What was Valli’s favourite pastime?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 1. ā¤ĩै⤞ी ā¤ा ā¤Ē⤏ंā¤Ļीā¤Ļा ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ ā¤Ŧि⤤ा⤍े ā¤ा ⤤⤰ीā¤ा ā¤्⤝ा ā¤Ĩा?
Answer (English): Valli’s favourite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house and watching everything that happened in the street outside. She enjoyed observing people, buses and daily activities for hours.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤ĩै⤞ी ā¤ा ā¤Ē⤏ंā¤Ļीā¤Ļा ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ ā¤Ŧि⤤ा⤍े ā¤ा ⤤⤰ीā¤ा ⤠ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤ā¤° ā¤े ā¤Ļ⤰ā¤ĩाā¤़े ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ā¤Ą़े ā¤šोā¤ā¤° ā¤Ŧाā¤šā¤° ā¤¸ā¤Ą़⤠ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤šो ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤šā¤° ā¤ीā¤़ ā¤ो ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤¨ा ā¤Ĩा। ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ंā¤ों ⤞ोā¤, ā¤Ŧ⤏ें ā¤ā¤° ⤰ोā¤़ā¤Žā¤°्⤰ा ā¤ी ā¤ā¤¤िā¤ĩि⤧ि⤝ाँ ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šु⤠ā¤ुā¤ļ ā¤°ā¤šā¤¤ी ā¤Ĩी।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ĩै⤞ी ⤠ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Ļ⤰ā¤ĩाā¤े ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ā¤Ą़ी ā¤šोā¤ā¤° ⤰ोā¤़ ā¤¸ā¤Ą़⤠ā¤ी ā¤šā¤˛ā¤ā¤˛ ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤ुā¤ļ ā¤šो⤤ी ā¤Ĩी।
❓ Q2. What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 2. ā¤ĩै⤞ी ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤
⤍ं⤤ ā¤ुā¤ļी ā¤ा ⤏्⤰ो⤤ ā¤्⤝ा ā¤Ĩा? ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ी ⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ी ā¤ā¤्ā¤ा ā¤्⤝ा ā¤Ĩी?
Answer (English): The bus that passed through her street every hour was a source of unending joy for Valli. Her strongest desire was to ride that bus at least once — she dreamed of being on it and seeing the town herself.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤šā¤° ā¤ंā¤े ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ी ā¤ā¤˛ी ⤏े ā¤ुā¤ā¤°ā¤¨े ā¤ĩा⤞ी ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤ĩै⤞ी ā¤े ⤞ि⤠⤠⤍ं⤤ ā¤ुā¤ļी ā¤ा ⤏्⤰ो⤤ ā¤Ĩी। ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ी ⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ी ā¤ā¤्ā¤ा ā¤ā¤¸ ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤Žें ā¤ā¤Ž-⤏े-ā¤ā¤Ž ā¤ā¤ ā¤Ŧा⤰ ā¤Ŧै⤠ā¤ā¤° ā¤ļā¤šā¤° ā¤ो ā¤ुā¤Ļ ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤¨ा ā¤Ĩी।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤¨ा ā¤ĩै⤞ी ā¤ो ⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ā¤़्⤝ाā¤Ļा ā¤ुā¤ļी ā¤Ļे⤤ा ā¤Ĩा; ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ी ⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ी ā¤¤ā¤Žā¤¨्⤍ा ā¤Ĩी ā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ā¤ ā¤Ŧा⤰ ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤Žें ⤏ā¤ĩा⤰ी ā¤ā¤°े।
❓ Q3. What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 3. ā¤ĩै⤞ी ⤍े ā¤Ŧ⤏ ⤝ा⤤्⤰ा ā¤े ā¤Ŧा⤰े ā¤Žें ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ा⤍ā¤ा⤰ी ā¤Ē्⤰ाā¤Ē्⤤ ā¤ी? ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ⤝े ā¤Ŧा⤤ें ā¤ै⤏े ā¤ा⤍ीं?
Answer (English): Valli discovered that the town was six miles away, the one-way fare was thirty paise and the trip took about forty-five minutes; if she stayed and paid again she could return on the same bus. She learned these details by listening carefully to neighbours and passengers and by asking a few discreet questions.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤ĩै⤞ी ⤍े ā¤ा⤍ा ā¤ि ā¤ļā¤šā¤° ā¤ā¤š ā¤Žी⤞ ā¤Ļू⤰ ā¤Ĩा, ā¤ā¤ ā¤ā¤° ā¤ा ā¤ि⤰ा⤝ा ⤤ी⤏ ā¤Ēै⤏े ā¤Ĩा ā¤ā¤° ⤝ा⤤्⤰ा ⤞ā¤ā¤ā¤ ā¤Ēैं⤤ा⤞ी⤏ ā¤Žि⤍⤠⤞े⤤ी ā¤Ĩी; ⤝ā¤Ļि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧै⤠ी ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ģि⤰ ⤏े pago ā¤ā¤°े ⤤ो ā¤ā¤¸ी ā¤Ŧ⤏ ⤏े ā¤ĩाā¤Ē⤏ ⤠⤏ā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤Ĩी। ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ⤝े ā¤Ŧा⤤ें ā¤Ēā¤Ą़ो⤏ि⤝ों ā¤ā¤° ⤝ा⤤्⤰ि⤝ों ā¤ी ā¤Ŧा⤤ā¤ी⤤ ⤧्⤝ा⤍ ⤏े ⤏ु⤍ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤° ā¤ु⤠ā¤ĩिā¤¨ā¤Ž्⤰ ⤏ā¤ĩा⤞ ā¤Ēूā¤ā¤ā¤° ā¤ा⤍ीं।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤Ļू⤰ी, ā¤ि⤰ा⤝ा ā¤ā¤° ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ (ā¤ā¤š ā¤Žी⤞, ⤤ी⤏ ā¤Ēै⤏े, ā¤Ēैं⤤ा⤞ी⤏ ā¤Žि⤍ā¤) ā¤Ēā¤Ą़ो⤏ि⤝ों ā¤ी ā¤Ŧा⤤ें ⤏ु⤍ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤° ⤏ā¤ĩा⤞ ā¤ā¤°ā¤े ā¤ा⤍ा।
❓ Q4. What do you think Valli was planning to do?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 4. ⤤ुā¤Ž्ā¤šा⤰े ā¤
⤍ु⤏ा⤰ ā¤ĩै⤞ी ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨े ā¤ी ⤝ोā¤ā¤¨ा ā¤Ŧ⤍ा ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी?
Answer (English): Valli was planning to take a secret solo bus ride to the nearby town during the afternoon when her mother usually napped. She had saved coins and worked out the timings so she could go and return the same day without being noticed.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤ĩै⤞ी ā¤¯ā¤š ⤝ोā¤ā¤¨ा ā¤Ŧ⤍ा ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी ā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ļोā¤Ēā¤šā¤° ā¤े ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯, ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ी ā¤Žाँ ⤠ā¤्⤏⤰ ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ी ⤞े⤤ी ā¤Ĩीं, ā¤ुā¤Ē्⤤ ⤰ूā¤Ē ⤏े ⤠ā¤े⤞े ā¤šी ā¤Ēा⤏ ā¤े ā¤ļā¤šā¤° ā¤ी ā¤Ŧ⤏ ⤝ा⤤्⤰ा ā¤ā¤°ेā¤ी। ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤Ēै⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤ा ⤞ि⤠ā¤Ĩे ā¤ā¤° ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ ⤍िā¤ा⤞ā¤ā¤° ⤤⤝ ā¤ā¤° ⤞ि⤝ा ā¤Ĩा ⤤ाā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ļेā¤े ā¤Ŧि⤍ा ā¤ā¤¸ी ā¤Ļि⤍ ā¤ĩाā¤Ē⤏ ⤠⤏ā¤े।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ĩā¤š ⤠ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤Žाँ ā¤ी ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ी ā¤े ā¤Ļौ⤰ा⤍ ā¤ुā¤Ē्⤤ ⤰ूā¤Ē ⤏े ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤Žें ⤠ā¤े⤞े ā¤ाā¤ā¤° ⤠ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤ā¤्ā¤ा ā¤Ēू⤰ी ā¤ā¤° ⤞ौā¤ā¤¨े ā¤ी ⤝ोā¤ā¤¨ा ā¤Ŧ⤍ा ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी।
❓ Q5. Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 5. ā¤ंā¤Ąā¤्ā¤ā¤° ā¤ĩै⤞ी ā¤ो ‘ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž’ ā¤्⤝ों ā¤ā¤šā¤¤ा ā¤šै?
Answer (English): The conductor calls Valli ‘madam’ in a joking, playful way because she behaves confidently and insists on paying her own fare and getting a seat like an adult; his remark teases her for acting grown-up.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤ंā¤Ąā¤्ā¤ā¤° ā¤ļ⤰ा⤰⤤ी ā¤ā¤° ā¤šँā¤¸ā¤Žु⤠⤠ंā¤Ļाā¤ ā¤Žें ā¤ĩै⤞ी ā¤ो ‘ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž’ ā¤ā¤šā¤¤ा ā¤šै ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ā¤¤्ā¤Žā¤ĩिā¤ļ्ā¤ĩा⤏ ⤏े ā¤ĩ्⤝ā¤ĩā¤šा⤰ ā¤ā¤° ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी, ⤠ā¤Ē⤍ा ā¤ि⤰ा⤝ा ā¤ुā¤Ļ ā¤Ļे ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़े ⤞ोā¤ों ā¤ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ⤏ी⤠ā¤ाā¤š ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी; ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤िā¤Ē्ā¤Ē⤪ी ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़े ā¤Ŧ⤍े ā¤šुā¤ ā¤šो⤍े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤िā¤ĸ़ा⤍े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤Ĩी।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ā¤¸े ‘ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž’ ā¤िā¤ĸ़ा⤤े ā¤šु⤠ā¤ā¤šā¤¤े ā¤šैं ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤िā¤ā¤ ⤞े⤤े ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ŧै⤠⤤े ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़े ⤞ोā¤ों ā¤ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ā¤ā¤¤्ā¤Žā¤ĩिā¤ļ्ā¤ĩा⤏ ā¤Ļिā¤ा ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी।
Q6. Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
Answer (English): The conductor called Valli ‘madam’ jokingly because she was behaving like a grown-up lady and refused to take his help while boarding the bus.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ंā¤Ąā¤्ā¤ā¤° ⤍े ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤ो ā¤Žā¤़ाā¤ ā¤Žें ‘ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž’ ā¤ā¤šा ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ों ā¤ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ā¤ĩ्⤝ā¤ĩā¤šा⤰ ā¤ā¤° ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤Žें ā¤ā¤ĸ़⤤े ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ी ā¤Žā¤Ļā¤Ļ ⤞े⤍े ⤏े ā¤ंā¤ा⤰ ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ļि⤝ा ā¤Ĩा।
đ Easy Answer (English): The conductor called her ‘madam’ as she acted like an adult woman.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ंā¤Ąā¤्ā¤ā¤° ⤍े ā¤ā¤¸े ‘ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž’ ā¤ā¤šा ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ों ā¤ै⤏ी ā¤ĩ्⤝ā¤ĩā¤šा⤰ ā¤ā¤° ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी।
Q7. Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?
Answer (English): Valli stood up on the seat because her view was blocked by the canvas blind. She saw a beautiful view of the canal, palm trees, fields, mountains, and the blue sky outside.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤏ी⤠ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ि⤠ā¤ā¤Ą़ी ā¤šु⤠ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤Ē⤰ā¤Ļे ā¤े ā¤ा⤰⤪ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ा ā¤Ļृā¤ļ्⤝ ā¤ĸ⤠ā¤ā¤¯ा ā¤Ĩा। ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤¨ā¤šā¤°, ⤤ाā¤Ą़ ā¤े ā¤Ēेā¤Ą़, ā¤े⤤, ā¤Ēā¤šाā¤Ą़ ā¤ā¤° ⤍ी⤞े ā¤ā¤ाā¤ļ ā¤ा ⤏ुंā¤Ļ⤰ ā¤Ļृā¤ļ्⤝ ā¤Ļेā¤ा।
đ Easy Answer (English): Valli stood up to see outside and watched the beautiful green scenery.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤Ŧाā¤šā¤° ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤¨े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤ā¤Ą़ी ā¤šु⤠ā¤ā¤° ⤏ुंā¤Ļ⤰ ā¤šā¤°ी ā¤Ļृā¤ļ्⤝ाā¤ĩ⤞ी ā¤Ļेā¤ी।
Q8. What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?
Answer (English): When the elderly man called her a child, Valli proudly said that she was not a child and had paid her full fare like everyone else.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤Ŧूā¤ĸ़े ā¤ĩ्⤝ā¤्⤤ि ⤍े ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤Ŧā¤्ā¤ी ā¤ā¤šा, ⤤ो ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤍े ā¤ā¤°्ā¤ĩ ⤏े ā¤ā¤šा ā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧā¤्ā¤ी ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤šै ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤Ŧाā¤ी ⤝ा⤤्⤰ि⤝ों ā¤ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ā¤Ēू⤰ा ā¤ि⤰ा⤝ा ā¤Ļि⤝ा ā¤šै।
đ Easy Answer (English): Valli said she was not a child because she paid her full bus fare.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤍े ā¤ā¤šा ā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧā¤्ā¤ी ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤šै ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤Ēू⤰ा ā¤ि⤰ा⤝ा ā¤Ļि⤝ा ā¤šै।
Q9. Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?
Answer (English): Valli didn’t want to make friends with the elderly woman because she found her repulsive. The woman had big ear holes, ugly earrings, and was spitting betel juice, which disgusted Valli.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤Ŧूā¤ĸ़ी ā¤Žā¤šि⤞ा ⤏े ā¤Ļो⤏्⤤ी ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨ा ā¤ाā¤šā¤¤ी ā¤Ĩी ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤ृ⤪ि⤤ ⤞ā¤ी। ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ā¤ा⤍ों ā¤Žें ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़े ā¤ेā¤Ļ ā¤Ĩे, ā¤ंā¤Ļे ā¤ुā¤Žā¤े ā¤Ĩे ā¤ā¤° ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ēा⤍ ā¤ी ā¤Ēी⤠ā¤Ĩूā¤ ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी, ā¤ो ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤ो ā¤Ŧु⤰ा ⤞ā¤ा।
đ Easy Answer (English): Valli disliked the old lady because she looked dirty and was chewing betel nut.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤ो ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧूā¤ĸ़ी ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ ā¤Ē⤏ंā¤Ļ ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤ā¤ ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ंā¤Ļी ā¤˛ā¤ ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ēा⤍ ā¤ā¤Ŧा ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤Ĩी।
Q10. How did Valli save up money for her first journey? Was it easy for her?
Answer (English): Valli saved sixty paise by carefully saving every coin she got and avoiding all temptations like buying toys, balloons, and riding the merry-go-round at the fair. It was not easy for her, but she was determined.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤍े ā¤šā¤° ⤏िā¤्ā¤ा ⤏ंā¤ा⤞ā¤ā¤° ⤰ā¤ा ā¤ā¤° ā¤ि⤞ौ⤍े, ā¤ुā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ŧा⤰े ⤝ा ā¤ू⤞ा ⤞े⤍े ā¤ै⤏ी ā¤ā¤्ā¤ाā¤ं ā¤ो ā¤Ļā¤Ŧाā¤ā¤° ⤏ा⤠ā¤Ēै⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤ाā¤। ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Ĩा, ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤Ļृā¤ĸ़ ⤍िā¤ļ्ā¤ā¤¯ ā¤ि⤝ा ā¤Ĩा।
đ Easy Answer (English): Valli saved sixty paise by not wasting money on toys or sweets.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤍े ā¤ि⤞ौ⤍ों ⤝ा ā¤Žि⤠ा⤠ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤Ēै⤏े ā¤ā¤°्⤠⤍ ā¤ā¤°ā¤े ⤏ा⤠ā¤Ēै⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤ाā¤।
Q11. What did Valli see on her way that made her laugh?
Answer (English): Valli saw a young cow running wildly in the middle of the road right in front of the bus. The more the driver honked, the faster the cow ran, which looked very funny to Valli and made her laugh loudly.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤍े ā¤¸ā¤Ą़⤠ā¤े ā¤Ŧी⤠ā¤ाā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤šु⤠ā¤ā¤ ā¤ा⤝ ā¤ो ā¤Ļेā¤ा। ā¤ि⤤⤍ा ā¤Ą्⤰ाā¤ā¤ĩ⤰ ā¤šॉ⤰्⤍ ā¤Ŧā¤ा⤤ा, ā¤ā¤¤ā¤¨ी ā¤šी ⤤ेā¤़ ā¤ा⤝ ā¤ाā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤Ĩी। ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤ā¤° ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤ो ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤šँ⤏ी ā¤ā¤।
đ Easy Answer (English): Valli laughed when she saw a cow running in front of the bus.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤤ā¤Ŧ ā¤šँ⤏ी ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤े ⤏ाā¤Žā¤¨े ā¤Ļौā¤Ą़⤤ी ā¤ा⤝ ā¤ो ā¤Ļेā¤ा।
Q12. Why didn’t she get off the bus at the bus station?
Answer (English): Valli did not get off the bus at the station because she was afraid to go alone in the town. She only wanted to experience the bus ride, not to roam around in the city.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤Ŧ⤏ ⤏्ā¤ेā¤ļ⤍ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛िā¤ ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤ā¤¤ā¤°ी ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ā¤¸े ⤠ā¤े⤞े ā¤ļā¤šā¤° ā¤Žें ā¤ा⤍े ⤏े ā¤Ąā¤° ā¤˛ā¤ ā¤°ā¤šा ā¤Ĩा। ā¤ĩā¤š ⤏ि⤰्ā¤Ģ ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤ी ⤏ā¤ĩा⤰ी ā¤ा ā¤ā¤¨ंā¤Ļ ⤞े⤍ा ā¤ाā¤šā¤¤ी ā¤Ĩी।
đ Easy Answer (English): Valli stayed in the bus because she was afraid to go alone in the city.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤Žें ā¤šी ā¤°ā¤šी ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ā¤¸े ⤠ā¤े⤞े ā¤ļā¤šā¤° ā¤ा⤍े ⤏े ā¤Ąā¤° ā¤˛ā¤ ā¤°ā¤šा ā¤Ĩा।
Q13. Why didn’t Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does this tell you about her?
Answer (English): Valli refused to drink at the stall because she had limited money, and she needed to save thirty paise for the return fare. This shows that she was careful, disciplined, and self-respecting.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤍े ⤏्ā¤ॉ⤞ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ु⤠ā¤Ēी⤍े ⤏े ā¤Žā¤¨ा ā¤ि⤝ा ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ā¤Ēा⤏ ⤏ीā¤Žि⤤ ā¤Ēै⤏े ā¤Ĩे ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤ĩाā¤Ē⤏ी ā¤े ā¤ि⤰ा⤠ā¤े ⤞ि⤠⤤ी⤏ ā¤Ēै⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤ा⤍े ā¤Ĩे। ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤Ļिā¤ा⤤ा ā¤šै ā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤ā¤Ļा⤰, ⤠⤍ुā¤ļा⤏ि⤤ ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¤्ā¤Žā¤¸ā¤Ž्ā¤Žा⤍ी ā¤Ĩी।
đ Easy Answer (English): Valli didn’t drink anything because she wanted to save money for her return journey.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤍े ā¤ुā¤ ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Ēि⤝ा ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ⤠ā¤Ē⤍े ⤞ौā¤ā¤¨े ā¤े ā¤Ēै⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤ा⤍ा ā¤ाā¤šā¤¤ी ā¤Ĩी।
Q14. Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back?
Answer (English): On her return journey, Valli saw the same cow lying dead on the road. The sight of death shocked her, and she felt very sad, so she refused to look out of the window again.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩाā¤Ē⤏ी ā¤े ⤰ा⤏्⤤े ā¤Žें ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤍े ā¤ā¤¸ी ā¤ा⤝ ā¤ो ā¤¸ā¤Ą़⤠ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤Žā¤°ा ā¤šु⤠ā¤Ļेā¤ा। ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤ā¤° ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤Ļुā¤ी ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ē⤰ेā¤ļा⤍ ā¤šो ā¤ā¤, ā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ि⤠ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤Ģि⤰ ā¤Ŧाā¤šā¤° ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Ļेā¤ा।
đ Easy Answer (English): Valli didn’t look outside because she saw the dead cow and felt sad.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤍े ā¤Ŧाā¤šā¤° ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Ļेā¤ा ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤Žā¤°ी ā¤šु⤠ā¤ा⤝ ā¤ो ā¤Ļेā¤ा ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ļुā¤ी ā¤šो ā¤ā¤।
Q15. What does Valli mean when she says, “I was just agreeing with what you said about things happening without our knowledge.”?
Answer (English): Valli meant that many things happen around us without our knowing, just like the death of the cow. It shows her realization about life and death after her bus journey.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤ा ā¤Žā¤¤ā¤˛ā¤Ŧ ā¤Ĩा ā¤ि ā¤šā¤Žा⤰े ā¤ā¤¸-ā¤Ēा⤏ ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ⤏ी ā¤Ŧा⤤ें ā¤šā¤Žा⤰े ā¤ा⤍े ā¤Ŧि⤍ा ā¤šो⤤ी ā¤šैं, ā¤ै⤏े ā¤ा⤝ ā¤ी ā¤Žृ⤤्⤝ु। ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤Ļिā¤ा⤤ा ā¤šै ā¤ि ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤ीā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤ā¤° ā¤Žृ⤤्⤝ु ā¤ी ⤏ā¤्ā¤ा⤠ā¤ो ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤ ā¤˛ि⤝ा ā¤Ĩा।
đ Easy Answer (English): Valli realized that many things happen in life without our knowing, like the cow’s death.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ⤍े ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤ा ā¤ि ā¤ीā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤Žें ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤ु⤠ā¤Ŧि⤍ा ā¤ा⤍े ā¤šी ā¤šो⤤ा ā¤šै, ā¤ै⤏े ā¤ा⤝ ā¤ी ā¤Žौ⤤।
Q16. The author describes the things that Valli sees from an eight-year-old’s point of view. Can you find evidence from the text for this statement?
Answer (English): The author presents everything through the innocent eyes of Valli. She is amazed by simple things like trees, green fields, buses, and cows. Her reactions are full of wonder, joy, and curiosity, showing her childish perspective.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ⤞ेā¤ā¤ ⤍े ⤏ā¤Ŧ ā¤ु⤠ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤ी ā¤Žा⤏ूā¤Ž ⤍ā¤़⤰ ⤏े ā¤Ļिā¤ा⤝ा ā¤šै। ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ēेā¤Ą़ों, ā¤šā¤°े ā¤े⤤ों, ā¤Ŧ⤏ों ā¤ā¤° ā¤ा⤝ों ā¤ै⤏ी ⤏ा⤧ा⤰⤪ ā¤ीā¤ों ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ी ā¤ā¤ļ्ā¤ā¤°्⤝ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ी ā¤šै। ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ी ā¤Ē्⤰⤤िā¤्⤰ि⤝ाā¤ँ ā¤िā¤्ā¤ा⤏ा ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¤्⤏ाā¤š ⤏े ā¤ā¤°ी ā¤šैं, ā¤ो ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤Ē⤍ ā¤े ā¤Ļृ⤎्ā¤िā¤ो⤪ ā¤ो ā¤Ļ⤰्ā¤ļा⤤ी ā¤šैं।
đ Easy Answer (English): Valli’s simple joy and surprise at small things show her childlike view of the world.
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ (Hindi): ā¤ĩ⤞्⤞ी ā¤ी ā¤ोā¤ी-ā¤ोā¤ी ā¤ीā¤़ों ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ुā¤ļी ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤ļ्ā¤ā¤°्⤝ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤Ē⤍ ā¤ी ⤏ो⤠ā¤ो ā¤Ļिā¤ा⤤े ā¤šैं।