toto
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- Slide: 1
- 5 Rs.
- How much is this monkey for?
- Okay, it's mine now!
- Ruskin Bond's grandfather bought a monkey named Toto from a tonga driver for the sum of five rupees. This was because he wanted to add it to his small home zoo.
- Slide: 2
- Grandmother was always against pets, so Grandfather tied Toto before leaving the house to hide him from her. When Grandfather returned, he found that Toto had tore up Ruskin Bonds' school blazer, and also tore off the ornamental paper that used to cover the walls!
- Slide: 3
- Sir, that's a dog. You'll have to pay extra for it..
- Grandfather had to leave for Saharanpur to collect his pension and he decided to take Toto along. But, when he was about to collect his ticket, Toto stuck his head out and scared the ticket collector. The ticket collector was taken aback and fined Grandfather 3 rupees as he categorised Toto as a dog.
- Slide: 4
- NOOOOOOO, TOTO!!!!!!!
- One day, Toto jumped inside a kettle of water kept on fire as he was fond of taking hot baths.. The water kept boiling but, Toto was feeling warm as it was cold outside. When grandmother went into the kitchen, she saw that Toto was being boiled alive and instantaneously took Toto out.
- Slide: 5
- This monkey is such a nuisance, always causing trouble!
- Toto was always up to some mischief. One day Ruskin's aunt had come to visit him, so, his grandmother made delicious pulao which was lying at the center of the dining table. Toto saw this as an opportunity and took the plate, climbed a tree, and started stuffing himself. In order to spite grandmother, Toto threw down the plate after he was done with the pulao.
- Slide: 6
- Okay, but I'll only pay 3 rupees
- Take him back, please!
- Ugh, fine!
- Toto was not a pet that Grandfather could keep for long. Grandfather wasn't really well-to-do as he relied on his pension and couldn't afford the constant loss of clothes, wallpapers, and dishes. So, Grandfather sold Toto back to the tonga-driver for only three rupees out of sheer desperation.
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