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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The narrator and his grandfather were not too well-to-do and realized that they could not afford the loss of household items on a frequent basis. It is for this reason that the author’s grandfather sold Toto back to the tonga-driver that too only for three rupees.

Detailed explanation-4: -Toto was owned by a tonga-driver who used to keep him tied to a feeding-trough. Grandfather felt that the monkey was out of place there. So, he decided to add the little monkey to his private zoo. He bought Toto from the tonga-driver for five rupees.

Detailed explanation-5: -Here is your answer: The grandfather found Toto, the monkey, in the captivity of a tonga-driver who used to keep the little red monkey tied to a feeding-trough.