The adventure of Toto supplementary reader.pptx

The adventure of Toto

1. T H E A D V E N T URES OF T O T O B y R u s k i n B o n d

2. R u s k i n Bond , b o r n o n 1 9 t h M a y 1 9 3 4 , i s a n I n d i a n a u t h o r o f B r i t i sh d e s c e nt . H e w r o t e h i s first n o v e l " T h e Room o n t h e R o o f " w h e n h e w a s 1 7 . S i n c e t h e n h e h a s w r i t t e n s e v e r a l n o v e l s , o v e r 5 s h o r t s t o r i e s , a s w e l l a s various e s s a y s a n d p o e m s . H e received S a h i t y a A k a d e m i A w a r d f o r h i s w o r k i n E n g l i s h l i t e r a t u re . H e w a s a l s o awarded P a d m a Shri f o r h i s contribution s t o children's l i t e r a ture . A b o u t t h e author

3. C h a r a c t e r s

4. T o t o , t h e m o n k e y : T oto was a beautiful, little monkey. He created a lot of mischiefs and brought so much trouble w i t h h i s a n t i c s . He tore clothes and disturbed other animals in grandfather’s zoo. So t h e grandfather had to give him back to the tonga-driver. G r a n dfather : Grandfather w a s a pensioner a n d f o n d of animals. He had put up a zoo in his house where he had a number of animals and reared them with care and affection. He brings home a monkey ca l l e d Toto. But since the monkey is a wild animal he could not have a peaceful life. So Toto had to be returned to its previous owner. G r a n d m o ther : S h e w as a very smart lady . She was a short tempered lady. She was just opposite of the grandfather. She was very religious. She was perfect as of her rules.

5. S u m m a r y

6. A pretty m o n k e y w a s b o u g h t b y t h e g r a n d f a t h e r f r o m a t o n g a driver for 5 r u p e e s . H e n a m e d i t T o t o a n d b r o u g h t i t home to b e kept i n h i s p r i v a t e z o o . T o t o w a s k e p t w i t h m a n y o t h e r animals i n t h e grandfather's z o o . H e u s e d h i s t a i l a s a t h i r d h a n d a s i t w a s u s e d t o h a n g f r o m a b r a n c h a n d t o s c o o p o u t a n y delicacy t h a t m i g h t b e o u t o f r e a c h o f h i s h a n d s . T o t o ' s a r r i v a l w a s k e p t s e c r e t f r o m t h e g r a n d m o t h e r a s s h e didn't l i k e a n i m a l s . A s T o t o w a s v e r y mischievous , s o h e h a d t o b e k e p t s e p a r a t e f r o m t h e o t h e r a n i m a l s . W h e n t h e g r a n d f a t h e r w a s g o i n g t o Saharanpur , h e c a r r i e d Toto w i th h i m .

7. B u t , h e w a s c a u g h t b y t h e ticket c o l l e c t or , s o a f i n e o f r u p e e s 3 h a d t o be paid . The g r a n d m o ther f i n a l ly a c c e p t ed T o t o . H e w a s given a c o m f o r t able h o m e with N a n a , t h e d o n k e y i n t h e s t a b l e . D u r ing w i n t e r s , T o t o bathed w i t h w a r m w a t e r a s h e h a d s e e n t h e narrator d o i n g s o . O n c e , h e almost b o i l e d h i m s e l f alive b y c l i m b ing i n t o t h e t e a k e t t l e f o r b a t h i n g w h i l e t h e k e t t l e w a s s t i l l o n t h e stove for m a k i ng t e a . T o t o c o n t i n u e d h i s a n t i c s b y t e a r i n g c l o t h e s t o s h r e d s , b r e a k i n g p l a t e s , e t c . T h e f a m i l y m e m b e r s found i t difficult t o a d j u s t with T o t o . Finally , t h e g r a n d f ather r e t u r n e d T o t o b a c k t o t h e t o n g a d r i v e r f o r 3 r u p e e s .

8. W o r d M e a n i n g s

9. THANKS