Madam Rides The Bus-2

Madam Rides the Bus
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

1. What kind of a person was Valli?
Answer: Valli was a curious, keen observer who had strong will power and determination. She
was bold, brave and self-respective! She had immense self confidence and wanted to do
everything on her own. she was innocent, highly sensitive, intelligent and was a very careful
planner.
2. What was Valli’s favourite pastime?

Answer: Valli’s favourite pastime was to stand in the front doorway of her house and watch the
happenings of the street.
3. Why did Valli want to ride on the bus?
Answer: Valli used to watch the bus on its hourly rounds through her street everyday. The sight
of the bus filled with new passengers every time gave her unending joy. She was curious and
wished to ride it once. So, she wanted to ride on the bus to enjoy it.
4. How did Valli plan for her first journey?

Answer: Valli made careful and painstaking plans for her first journey. She saved every penny,
cut down on her expenses and resisted all the temptations to save sixty paise for the fare. She
gathered the information from the passengers and neighbours. She calculated the time required
and chose afternoon, as her mother would take a nap during that time. All this shows that she
was a meticulous planner.
5. What did Valli do after she got into the bus?

Answer: She got into the bus and she looked at everything very thoroughly. When she looked
outside she found her view cut off by the canvas blind that covered the lower part of her window.
So she stood upon the seat and peered over the blind.
6. What did Valli see out of the window on her first journey?
Answer: Valli saw the nature’s grandeur out of the bus window. She saw the. green bank of a
canal with the palm trees and mountains in the background and the blue sky. On the other side,
she saw a deep ditch and green fields. She saw other vehicles, a young cow running in front of
the bus. She later saw it dead.
7. What did the Valli find when she entered her house after the ride from the bus?
Answer: Valli entered her house after the ride from the bus. Her mother was awake and talking
to one of her aunts. She was from the South Street and was a real chatterbox. She would never
close her mouth once she started talking.
8. How did Valli arrange for her bus fare?

Answer: Valli arranged for her bus fare meticulously. For her first journey outside the village,
Valli needed sixty paise to the two way fare of the bus. She needed some knowledge and ample
time. She saved the money herself, collected the information from the passengers and utilized the
time of her mother’s nap for it.
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS:
1. Never mind ‘she said, “I can get on by myself.” “You do not have to help me”, said Valli
to the conductor. She shows extraordinary courage in making the bus journey all alone.
Taking inspiration from Valli’s character, write how ability and courage to take risk are
essential to fulfill one’s dreams.
Answer: It is absolutely true that ability and courage to take risk are essential to fulfill one’s
dream. Valli was an eight year old girl. She never made a journey to outside. She even never
rode a bus. Her parents did not allow her to go outside her house. But she mustered up the
courage and rode on a bus to make a bus journey. She enjoyed the journey and understand the
reality about the outside world. She was a young girl but she made the journey without any
difficulty because she had courage to take risk.
In other words, we can say that the thing or task that seems to be very hard is actually not so
tough. We can do it if we have the ability and courage to take risk. If we do not dare to take risk,
we lose opportunities to get better.
2. Once we decide to achieve something, so many difficulties come in our ways with focused
attention we can make that achievement. How did Valli succeed in fulfilling her desire of riding
a bus?
Answer: It is true that whenever we want something, difficulties do come in our way. But one
must be ambitious in life. Achieving goals require perseverance. Valli wanted to ride the bus,
however, she did not have the money to do so. The challenge in front of her was to arrange for
the required amount of money. Valli had carefully saved whatever stray coins came her way,
resisting every temptation to buy peppermints, toys, balloons and the like. Finally she had
collected thirty paise. Moreover, she watched the bus, its routine and schedule very carefully.
She also listened to people’s conversation about their journey. But due to her efforts, finally she
accomplished her desire.
3. “Valli’s journey to the city is also her introduction into the mystery of life and death.”
Elaborate.
Answer: Valli’s journey to the city is also her introduction into the mystery of life and death.
While on her way to the city Valli saw a cow running very fast in the middle of the road, right in
front of the bus. Valli enjoyed the scene. She kept on laughing initially and her eyes were filled
with tears. She saw life in the form of a small cow. This is what life gives us—happiness,
enjoyment. Valli enjoyed the scene.
On her way back home she saw a dead cow lying on the road. It was hit by some speeding
vehicle. She recognised it. It was the same cow that filled her life with fun and joy only a few
minutes before. She was overcome with the feelings of sadness. She realised how death can
change the things.
“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, so frightening.” The memory of the dead cow haunted
Valli and she did not enjoy her remaining journey

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

2. What was Valli’s favourite pastime?

4. How did Valli plan for her first journey?

5. What did Valli do after she got into the bus?

8. How did Valli arrange for her bus fare?

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