CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The lesson ‘Madame Rides a Bus’ by Vallikanan is originally written in Tamil as ‘Oorvalam Pona Periya Manushi’. The story is about an eight-year-old young girl named Valliammai. She was called Valli in short.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: Valliammai was a girl of eighty years. She was called Valli for short. She was very intelligent and curious to know about various things. She had no playmates of her age.

Detailed explanation-3: -The conductor called Valli ‘madam’ because of her behaviour when the conductor tried to help her. The conductor tried to help Valli get on the bus. For doing so he stretched out his hand.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alida Maria Laura, Freiin Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli (or simply Valli), was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, spanning from the 1930s to the early 2000s.

Detailed explanation-5: -She declined his help and quickly answered the conductor’s questions, making the conductor call Valli as a madam.