The parents forbid the child from listening to the snake charmer’s music because they thought that the music was coarse and children should nit listen to such music.
Why did the parents stop the child from listening to the snake charmer music?
Why did the parents forbid the child from listening to the snake charmer’s music? They refused the flute’s music to the child because they considered it coarse music. The child suppressed his feelings and kept on moving.
What did the child’s parents think about the snake charmer’s music in the story the lost child?
Answer: The child had been forbidden by his parents from listening to the music being played by the-snake charmer,which they had termed as coarse, so he moved away from the snake-charmer.
How did the child react when he saw a snake charmer?
Answer: 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.
How did the sight of a snake charmer leave the child spell bound?
Answer: The child was spellbound as he wanted to enjoy the snake charmer playing the flute because he never watched it before and he was fascinated by it but his parents told him not to hear such coarse music.
Why did the child feel both repelled and fascinated?
Why did the child feel both repelled and fascinated by the fair? Answer: The child was amazed to see a huge crowd of people at the fair. This left him confused and a bit afraid. However, the natural sights, stalls of eatables, rides, games and toys at the fair fascinated him.
What made the child move on from the snake charmer?
What made the child move on from the snake charmer? Answer: The child had been forbidden by his parents from listening to the music being played by the-snake charmer,which they had termed as coarse, so he moved away from the snake-charmer.
Why did the child not ask his parents to buy him the Burfi?
The child didn’t ask for his favorite burfi because he half knew that his request would not be listened because his parents would say he was greedy. So without waiting for an answer he moved on. The child knew that his parents would not buy him a garland of gulmohur.
How was the child lost in the fair?
Answer: In the fair , there were many beautiful things like toys , sweets , balloons and many more. The child wanted all those things but his parents were neglecting him and in watching those things the child was lagging behind . … In this way the child lost in the fair.
How did the man try to soothe the lost child?
Answer: The man tried every possible way to soothe the child. He took him to a roundabout swing then offer a horse ride , tried to make him listen to the snake charmer’s song and offered him a balloon, as he thought that this would distract mind, but in vain. He offered him flowers and sweets, but thechild kept crying.
What did the child realize?
Question 3 : How did the child realise that he had lost the company of his father and mother? Answer : The child left his home with his parents for the fair. He was happy and cheerful at that time. He was aware of the fact that he would get nothing from his parents but still there was happiness in his mind.
What did the child want to eat at the fair?
In the lesson THE LOST CHILD the child in the fair wants to eat orange barfie from the sweetmeat seller.