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Notes - The Lost Child
Notes - The Lost Child
1. What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag
behind?
Ans: On his way to the fair the child sees toys, balloons of different colours, garland
of gulmohur, a swing and a snake-charmer playing a flute. He gets attracted towards
all these things. So, he lags behind.
2. In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on
without waiting for an answer?
Ans: The child wants many things in the fair. He wants to have toys, different
sweets, garland, balloons of different colours and has a keen desire to enjoy the
roundabout. He moves on without waiting for an answer because whenever he
stops to see things, his parents gave him a cautionary call, “come, child, come!”
3. When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and
insecurity been described?
Ans: The child sees a roundabout in the fair and gets attracted to it. He wants to
have a ride on it. He asks his parents for permission to enjoy it. Having no response
on the part of his parents he realises that he has lost his way. He starts crying
bitterly at once and runs here and there in search of them.
4. Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
Ans: The lost child loses interest in the things he had wanted earlier because he got
lost in the fair. He is panic-stricken for being lost. Now he first wants his parents. He
is afraid and feels unsafe.
5. What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?
Ans: Yes I feel that the child finds his parents at last. The kind-hearted person must
have tried his best to find his parents. On the other hand the parents of the child must
have left no stone unturned to find their child.
On the other hand the child should hold the hands of his parents at a crowded place.
He should keep an eye on his parents so as not to lose sight of them. In case of any
emergency the help of police, help centres and media can be taken.
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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. How did the child react when there was no sign of his parents?
Ans:The child was very innocent. He gets confused and panic-stricken on not seeing
his parents. He felt lonely without his parents amidst so much of crowd. The man who
tries to console the child also does not achieve any success as the boy only needs his
parents and no monetary benefit.
2. Where did the child go with his parents ? What did he want there ?
Ans:The child went to a fair with his parents. He wanted garlands, balloons and
sweets over there. He also wanted to see the snake and take a ride on the swing.
3:Why did the lost child refuse to take his favourite things in the fair after
loosing his parents?
Ans: The child refused to take his favourite things in the fair after he lost his parents
as he missed them and wanted to meet them only. Now, he had lost interest in all his
favourite things.
4:How did the mother distract the child’s mind from the toy seller ?
Ans: The mother distracted the child’s mind from the toy seller by pointing towards
a flowering mustard field. He saw colourful dragon flies and staffed running after
them.
5:How was the child separated from his parents ?
Ans: The boy was attracted to toys, balloons and sweets in the fair. He got fascinated
with the flute music being played by the snake charmer. While watching the
roundabout swing he got separated from his parents.
6:What happened when the lost child reached the temple door ?
Ans: When the child reached the temple door men jostled each other. The poor child
struggled to thrust his way out but was knocked. He might have been trampled if he
had not shouted at his highest pitch.
7:Who rescued the lost child ? What did he offer to buy him?
Ans:The man in the shrine rescued the lost child. He lifted him up in his arms and
tried to soothe him. He took him to the nearest roundabout swing and offered to buy
him flowers, balloons and sheets.
8:Parents were in a hurry to reach the fair but the child was delaying them.
How?
Ans:The boy got distracted by toys which he wanted to buy, butterflies and dragon
flies which he wanted to catch and flowers that he wanted to gather. And, out of pine
innocence he delayed his parents to reach the fair.
9:What was the first reaction of the child when he realized that he had lost his
parents?
Ans:The child panicked when he realized (hat he had lost his parents. He was
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puzzled, angry and desperate. He cried and shouted for his parents. He ran here and
there to look for his parents.
10:Why didn’t the boy wait for an answer after he had pleaded for sweets ?
Ans:The boy didn’t wait for an answer after life had pleaded for sweets because he
knew that his parents would say that he was greed^ and would refuse to buy the
sweets.
11:What happened when the “lost child” entered the grove ? How did he enjoy
there?
Ans: When the “lost child” entered the grove, a shower of young flowers fell upon him.
He began to gather the raining petals. He heard the cooing of doves and ran towards
his parents. He had a fun- filled splendid time in the grove.
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