Solution of Chapter 8. Jalebis (It So Happened Book)

Why didn’t he pay the school fees on the day he brought money to the school?

What were the coins ‘saying’ to him?

Do you think they were misguiding him?

Why didn’t he take the coin’s advice? Give two or three reasons.

What did the oldest coin tell him?

Did he follow his advice? If not, why not?

He reached home with the coins in his pocket. What happened then?

Why didn’t he eat all the jalebis he had bought?

What did he do with the remaining Jalebis?

“The fear was killing me.” What was the fear?

“Children’s stomachs are like digestion machines.” What do you understand by that? Do you agree?

How did he plan to pay the fees the next days?

When it is time to pay the fees, what does he do? How is he disobeying the elders by doing so?

What was the consequence of buying jalebis with the fees money?

His prayer to God is like a lawyer’s defense of a bad case. Does he argue his case well? What are the points he makes?

He offers to play a game Allah Miyan. What is the game?

Did he get four rupees by playing the game? What did he get to see under the rock?

If God had granted his wish that day, what harm would it have caused him in later life?

Select and read sentences that show

(a) that the boy is tempted to eat jalebis.

(b) that he is feeling guilty

(c) that he is justifying a wrong deed.

Discuss the following points.

(a) Is the boy intelligent? If so, what is the evidence of it?

(b) Does his outlook on the jalebis episode change after class VIII? Does he see that episode in a new light?

(c) Why are coins made to ‘talk’ in this story? What purpose does it serve?