The Festival of Spring and The Lost Child
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What did the child gather in his hands as he entered the grove?

  • Dove
  • Flowers
  • Balloons
  • Petals (correct)

    • The child's parents didn't allow him to buy the burfi because they thought it was expensive.

    False

    The child's parents sat on the edge of a _______ in the shade of a grove.

    well

    What was the child's favorite sweet?

    <p>burfi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following vendors with the items they were selling:

    <p>Sweetmeat seller = Gulab-jaman, rasagulla, burfi, jalebi Flower-seller = A garland of gulmohur Balloon seller = Yellow, red, green, and purple balloons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The child's parents bought him the garland of gulmohur.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the child do after asking for the burfi?

    <p>Moved on</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The vendor at the corner of the entrance was selling many colored sweets, decorated with leaves of _______ and _______.

    <p>silver and gold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main theme of the festival described in the passage?

    <p>Spring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The child's parents are described as being very supportive of his desires.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the child's father described as in the passage?

    <p>A tyrant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The flowering mustard-field is described as being pale like melting __________________.

    <p>gold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the child refuse to take the sweets and toys when someone else offers them to him?

    <p>Because his parents didn't buy them for him</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The child is described as being unhappy and sulky throughout the passage.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following descriptions with the correct character in the passage:

    <p>The one who is tender and gives the child her finger to hold = Mother The one who is red-eyed and tyrannical = Father The one who is full of life and laughter = Child</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the child fascinated by as he walks with his parents?

    <p>Toys in the shops</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    The Festival of Spring

    • A festival is taking place, and people are emerging from narrow lanes and alleys, dressed in bright clothes.
    • People are walking, riding horses, or being carried in bamboo and bullock carts.
    • A little boy is running between his father's legs, full of life and laughter.

    The Lost Child

    • The story is about a child who goes to a fair with his parents.
    • The child is excited to see the sweets and toys on display, but his parents refuse to buy them for him.
    • The child pleads with his parents to buy him a toy, but they refuse.
    • The child's mother tries to distract him by showing him a flowering mustard field.

    The Child's Adventures

    • The child is fascinated by dragonflies and tries to catch them.
    • The child's mother calls him to come back to the footpath, but he gets distracted by insects and worms.
    • The child's parents call him to come to the shade of a grove, where they are seated near a well.
    • The child gathers falling flowers in his hands but gets distracted by the cooing of doves.

    The Child's Encounter with the Fair

    • The child sees many footpaths converging to the fair and feels both repelled and fascinated.
    • The child sees a sweetmeat seller and is attracted to the burfi, but knows his parents will refuse to buy it.
    • The child also sees a flower-seller and is drawn to the garland of gulmohur, but knows his parents will refuse to buy it.
    • The child is captivated by a man holding balloons of different colors.

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    Two short stories about a festive scene and a child's experience at a fair.

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