29 Questions
What was the occasion described in the text?
Festival of spring
How was the little boy behaving during the festival?
Running between his father's legs
What fascinated the little boy along the way?
Toys in the shops
How did the father react when the child asked for a toy?
Looked at him red-eyed
What did the mother do to distract the child from asking for a toy?
Gave him her finger to hold
What did the child focus on when his mother pointed something out to him?
A flowering mustard-field
What did the child do when he heard the cooing of doves?
He ran towards his parents, shouting about the doves.
What was the child's reaction to the sweetmeat seller's offerings?
He wanted burfi but didn't ask for it.
How did the child react to the flower-seller's garlands?
He asked his parents to buy him a garland.
What was the child's reaction to the balloons being sold?
He desired to possess all the balloons but knew his parents would not buy them for him.
How did the child react to the snake-charmer playing a flute?
The text does not mention the child's reaction to this event.
What was the child's initial reaction when almost catching an insect in his hands?
He continued trying to catch it.
How did the child react when young flowers fell upon him as he entered the grove?
He forgot about his parents and began gathering the raining petals in his hands.
How did the child react when they neared the village and saw many other footpaths full of throngs converging to the fair?
He felt both repelled and fascinated by the confusion of the world he was entering.
What was the child's feeling when they took the narrow, winding footpath which led to the fair through the mustard fields?
He felt curious about what he would see at the fair.
How did the child feel when seeing a crowd pressed around a sweetmeat seller's counter at the entrance of an architecture of many colored sweets?
He felt enticed by the colorful sweets but knew he couldn't have any.
What was the child's reaction when he reached his parents and asked for a toy?
His father sternly refused and his mother gave him something else to look at
What was the child's reaction to the flowering mustard-field?
He found it beautiful and followed the dragon-flies with interest
How did the child react when he saw a lone black bee or butterfly in the mustard-field?
He attempted to catch it and play with it
What was the father's reaction to the child's request for a toy?
He sternly refused the child's request
How did the child react to the sight of balloons being sold?
He was disinterested and continued walking with his parents
What did the mother do when the child asked for a toy?
She gave him something else to look at in order to distract him
What did the child do when he heard the cooing of doves?
He ran towards his parents, forgetting the raining petals.
How did the child react to the sweetmeat seller's offerings?
He murmured that he wanted a specific sweet but didn't wait for an answer.
What fascinated the little boy along the way?
The rainbow glory of the silken colors of balloons flown by a man.
What was the child's initial reaction when almost catching an insect in his hands?
He ran towards his parents, forgetting about the insect.
How did the child react to the flower-seller's garlands?
He begged his parents to buy him a specific garland but didn't wait for an answer.
What was the child's feeling when they took the narrow, winding footpath which led to the fair through the mustard fields?
He felt repelled by the confusion of the world he was entering.
How did the child feel when seeing a crowd pressed around a sweetmeat seller's counter at the entrance of an architecture of many colored sweets?
Fascinated by various colored sweets and eager to buy them all.
Study Notes
The Occasion
- The occasion described in the text is a festival or a fair
The Little Boy's Behavior
- During the festival, the little boy was fascinated by various things, and his behavior was that of a curious and excited child
Fascinations Along the Way
- The little boy was fascinated by the cooing of doves, balloons being sold, and the sweetmeat seller's offerings
- He was also fascinated by the flower-seller's garlands and the sight of a lone black bee or butterfly in the mustard-field
Parental Reactions
- When the child asked for a toy, the father initially refused, but the mother distracted the child to avoid buying a toy
- The father eventually relented and bought a toy for the child
Child's Reactions
- When the child heard the cooing of doves, he stopped and looked up in wonder
- When he saw a lone black bee or butterfly in the mustard-field, he was fascinated
- When he reached his parents and asked for a toy, he was initially refused, but eventually got one
- When he walked through the flowering mustard-field, he was joyful and carefree
- When he saw a crowd pressed around a sweetmeat seller's counter, he was excited and eager
- When he saw balloons being sold, he was fascinated and asked for one
The Journey to the Fair
- The family took a narrow, winding footpath through the mustard fields to reach the fair
- As they approached the fair, the child saw many other footpaths converging to the fair, and he felt excited and curious
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