Mischievous Monkey: A Tale of Tutu by Ruskin Bond
The story "Monkey Trouble" by Ruskin Bond revolves around a mischievous female monkey named Tutu, who creates chaos at home and in the city. Tutu's antics trouble various characters, including Aunt Ruby, her fiance Rocky, and a jeweler from whom she steals a pearl necklace. The narrative is humorous and depicts family relationships and traditional celebrations while unraveling the troubles caused by Tutu.
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STD. VII ENGLISH ELR. LESSON : 1 MONKEY TROUBLE BY RUSKIN BOND Prepared by Mrs. Geetanjali
Ruskin Bond an Indian writer who is very popular for children stories. Funny ,heart warming and full of mischief, his stories are also visual delight. This story is one among the short stories named Grandfather and other stories.
Summary : . The monkey trouble ,a story is about the naughty nature of a monkey whose name is Tutu- a female monkey . She is a trouble creating monkey, who only creates problem at home and in the city. Tutu s main victims were Aunt Ruby and her fiance Rocky . Tutu also troubles grandma . She also troubles a jeweller by taking a pearl necklace. She ran away with the necklace ; almost half of the city chased her and at the end she threw the precious necklace in a canal. The story is written in a comic format which is full ofhumorous incident.
This is a story in first persons narration where the writer himself gives the description . The story also depicts values like family relation and traditional celebration like wedding, feast etc.
ACTIVITY TO DO : 1. Collect pictures of any of your family function and make asmall album with description. 2. Make a monkey mask and display it on your class display board .
GIVE A THOUGHT : Our family functions and get together are meant only forx enjoyment or do they develop a bond? ( Explain within 30 words ) NOTE Do not start your answer with yes/no.
EXTRACT I thought she looked rather nice in them, but she gave us no time to admire the effect. 1) Whom does she referred to in the above line? A. She refers to Tutu in the above line. 2) What did she do? A. She grabbed a pearl necklace from the jeweller s shop and ran with it to the market crowd. 3) Why did the narrator run after Tutu? A. The narrator ran after Tutu to find the necklace. 4.Name the lesson and the writer. A. Monkey Trouble by Ruskin Bond.
QUESTION AND ANSWER HOTS : Some animals have a sharp mind.They amaze us by their actions . Do you think they are able to think in the right direction ? Why /Why not? Ans. Most of the animals have a sense of smell and traits of imitating. Thus, if they perform tricks and feats,it doesn t mean that they have the power of analysing and drawing conclusion. Grandmother initially objected to keep Tutu as a pet but later she agreed. How? Ans. Grandmother was convinced to keep Tutu as a pet because Tutu was a female monkey and it is believed that girls are less troublesome than boys.
Give reasons why Tutu was being chased by the people in the bazaar. Ans. The people in the bazaar saw the narrator, shopkeeper, Rocky and others chasing Tutu. Without having any idea about the incident they also joined the chase. Tutu took a pearl necklace from a jeweller s shop and created a huge mess in the market before finally throwing it into a canal. The jeweller felt quite tense about the whole episode. Write the jeweller s diary entry describing how he felt at Tutu s mischief.
Ans. Wednesday 25 March 2020 10 pm What a tiresome day I had today! A well built man and woman entered my shop and asked me to show some diamond rings, while they began to see the rings , a monkey came inside the shop without being noticed by anyone she took a pearl necklace and wore around her neck and ran away with it to the market crowd. I chased the monkey and many people joined the chase. Finally, the monkey threw the necklace into the canal. I jumped into the canal along with the man and several other people. After sometime the man shouted that he got back the necklace and handed it to me. It was a very exciting day. With a lot of difficulty I got back my necklace. .
