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Detailed explanation-1: -Toto was a pretty monkey who was mischievous as well. But grandmother didn’t like pets, she always screamed if she saw one inside the house. So the boy and his grandfather decided that the presence of Toto must be kept a secret.

Detailed explanation-2: -Toto looked cute but his presence was kept a secret from the narrator’s Grandmother because she did not approve of any new additions to the already existing pets. Consequently, Toto was put in a closet opening into the narrator’s bedroom wall and was tied to a peg fastened into the wall.

Detailed explanation-3: -So it was decided that Toto’s presence should be kept a secret from her until she was in a particularly good mood. Grandfather and I put him away in a little closet opening into my bedroom wall, where he was tied securely-or so we thought-to a peg fastened into the wall.

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: -Grandfather hid toto for some time because grandmother was not fond of animals. Whenever he brought a new animal or bird she use to get angry. So to avoid this he hid toto for sometime so that he can tell her about it when she would be in a good mood.