Hw did he plan to pay the fees the next day? 

“The fear was killing me.” What was the fear?

“Children’s stomachs are like digestion machines.” What do you understand by that? Do you agree?

Hw did he plan to pay the fees the next day? 

When it is time to pay the fees, what does he do? How is he disobeying the elders by doing so?

What was the consequence of buying jalebis with the fees money?

His prayer to God is like a lawyer's defence of a bad case. Does he argue his case well? What are the points he makes? 

He offers to play a game with Allah Miyan. What is the game?

If God had granted his wish that day, what harm would it have caused him in later life? 

Did he get four rupees by playing the game? what did he get to see under the rock? 

Select and read sentences that show

(i) that the boy is tempted to eat

(ii) that he is feeling guilty

(iii) that he is justifying a wrong deed.