Class 9 English — Chapter 2: The Adventures of Toto

What you'll learn

• ▸Toto's Acquisition and Initial Mischief
• ▸Character Sketch of Toto
• ▸The Secret Journey to Saharanpur
• ▸Toto's Antics in the Household
• ▸Toto's Bathing Adventures
• ▸The Pullao Incident
• ▸Theme: The Impracticality of Keeping Wild Pets
• ▸Toto's Departure

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 2. The Adventures of Toto 0960CH02 Have you ever had a baby monkey as a pet? Toto is a baby monkey. Let's find out whether he is mischievous or docile. GRANDFATHER bought Toto from a tonga-driver for the sum of five rupees. The tonga-driver used to keep the little red monkey tied to a feeding-trough, and the monkey looked so out of place there that Grandfather decided he would add the little fellow to his private zoo. Toto was a pretty monkey. His bright eyes sparkled with mischief beneath deep-set eyebrows, and his teeth, which were a pearly white, were very often displayed in a smile that frightened the life out of elderly Anglo-Indian ladies. But his hands looked dried-up as though they had been pickled in the sun for many years. Yet his fingers were quick and wicked; and his tail, while adding to his good looks (Grandfather believed a tail would add to anyone's good looks), also served as a third hand. He could use it to hang from a branch; and it was capable of …

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Did you know?

• 💡 A monkey's tail has specialized muscles that allow it to grasp objects firmly.
• 💡 Some monkeys communicate with over 30 different vocal calls and sounds.
• 💡 Spider monkeys can hang upside down using only their prehensile tails.
• 💡 Monkeys can recognize human faces and remember individuals for years.
• 💡 Certain clever monkeys have been taught to use sign language.

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