The Lost Child

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What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?

Solution

1. The child sees many things on his way:
1) He sees a shop of toys.
2) He sees a flowering mustard field.
3) He sees a man selling rainbow coloured balloons and many other things. 

2. He lags behind because these things do not fascinate him.

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In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?

Solution

In the fair, the boy wants to buy many things. He wants to buy toys and balloons, sweets, a garland of Gulmohar and a ride in the roundabout. But he moves on without waiting for an answer because he knows that his parents will not allow him to get them.

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When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?

Solution

When he reaches near the roundabout, he wishes to get a ride on it and he asks his parents for it. When he gets no reply, he turns around to look for his parents. But he finds nobody around him. He realises that he is lost. A full deep cry rises within his dry throat. He cries in fear and calls his parents. Tears roll down from his eyes. 

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Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?

Solution

The child lost interest in the things that he wanted earlier as he was lost and wanted to see his parents.