📌 Chapter -2  The Adventures of Toto (Ruskin Bond) 

This chapter is about a naughty baby monkey named Toto, bought by the narrator’s grandfather for five rupees. Toto is very mischievous. He destroys wallpaper, tears clothes, disturbs other animals, and never lets anyone sleep.
Grandfather hides Toto from Grandmother but eventually takes Toto with him to Saharanpur. At the railway station, the ticket-collector treats Toto as a “dog” and charges fare.
Toto has many funny habits — he takes a bath like humans, tests water temperature, and even sits in boiling water thinking it is warm. He steals pulao and throws dishes.
Because of his mischief and the damage he causes, Grandfather finally sells Toto back to the tonga-driver.

📌 Hindi Translation

यह अध्याय एक शरारती छोटे बंदर टोतो के बारे में है, जिसे दादा जी एक टाँगा चालक से पाँच रुपये में खरीद लेते हैं। टोतो बहुत शैतान था। वह वॉलपेपर फाड़ देता, कपड़े तोड़ देता, पालतू जानवरों को सोने नहीं देता, और हर समय कुछ न कुछ नुकसान कर देता।
दादाजी उसे दादी से छुपाकर रखते हैं। बाद में वे उसे साहिब के लौटने पर सहारनपुर ले जाते हैं। रेलवे स्टेशन पर टिकट कलेक्टर उसे “कुत्ता” कहकर किराया ले लेता है।
टोतो नहाने में इंसानों की नकल करता है, पानी का तापमान जाँचता है, और एक बार तो उबलते पानी में बैठ गया। वह पुलाव चुराकर पेड़ पर बैठकर खाता है और बर्तन तोड़ देता है।
उसकी हरकतों की वजह से अंत में दादाजी उसे वापस टाँगा चालक को बेच देते हैं, क्योंकि इतना नुकसान वह लोग झेल नहीं सकते थे।

📌 3. Word Meanings 

📌 4. Extracted Questions with Easy Answers

Q1. How does Toto come to Grandfather’s private zoo?

Answer:
Grandfather buys Toto from a tonga-driver for five rupees because Toto looked uncomfortable and sad there. He adds Toto to his private zoo.

Q2. “Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?

Answer:
Toto had bright shining eyes, white teeth, quick fingers, and a long useful tail. These features made him look cute and attractive.

Q3. Why does Grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector call Toto a dog?

Answer:
Grandfather takes Toto to Saharanpur because he has to collect his pension and cannot leave Toto at home.
He keeps Toto inside a strong black canvas bag.
The ticket-collector calls Toto a “dog” because he says all animals are charged as dogs for fare.

Q4. How does Toto take a bath? How does he almost boil himself alive?

Answer:
Toto checks the water temperature with his hand and steps in slowly just like humans.
One day he sits inside a kettle of warm water placed on fire. The water becomes hot and begins to boil. He jumps up and down but cannot decide whether to get out. Finally, Grandmother saves him.

Q5. Why does the author say that Toto was not the sort of pet they could keep for long?

Answer:
Because Toto was extremely mischievous. He tore clothes, stole food, broke dishes, spoiled wallpaper, and caused financial loss. The family was not rich, so they couldn’t afford his mischief.