CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -On her way to the town, Valli saw a young, beautiful but frightened cow running in front of their bus. It made Valli laugh uncontrollably. But on her way back home, Valli saw the same lively cow lying dead by the roadside with blood all over it. It saddened her.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: When Valli saw the dead cow by the roadside, she was overwhelmed with sadness. The memory of the dead cow haunted her, depressing her enthusiasm. She no longer wanted to look out of the window.

Detailed explanation-3: -On her way, Valli saw that a cow coming in front of the bus. The driver slowed down the vehicle and sounded the horn but the cow got scared and instead of leaving the road, she kept on galloping in front of the bus. This made Valli laughed heartily. She laughed so hard that she had tears in her eyes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Valli remained on the bus and had taken a return ticket from the conductor. The bus started and on her way back home she saw the same cow dead by the roadside. This made her heart cry. She thus became sad and tried to understand the meaning of life and death in her own terms.

Detailed explanation-5: -Solution : Valli was filled with sadness. She thought what had been a lovable, beautiful creature just a little while ago had now suddenly lost its charm and its life and looked so horrible and frightening.