CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -GRANDFATHER bought Toto from a tonga-driver for the sum of five rupees. The tonga-driver used to keep the little red monkey tied to a feeding-trough, and the monkey looked so out of place there that Grandfather decided he would add the little fellow to his private zoo. Toto was a pretty monkey.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why did Grandfather have to return Toto to the tonga-driver? Answer: He had to do so because the monkey was causing a lot of disturbance and damage to the property at home which the family could ill-afford.

Detailed explanation-3: -Describe Toto the monkey that Grandfather bought from the tonga-driver. Answer: Toto was a pretty monkey with bright eyes that sparkled with mischief under deep-set eyebrows. He had pearly white teeth which he bared in a smile that frightened old Anglo-Indian ladies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Grandfather realised that Toto could not be kept for long in the house. The family could not bear the frequent loss of dishes, clothes, curtains and wallpapers. At last, grandfather found the tonga driver. He sold Toto back for only three rupees.

Detailed explanation-5: -Toto lived with the tonga driver and had an temporary life. He was tied to a feeding trough for the whole day . After grandfather bought him home, his life completely changed. He was set up free.