Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet, we could keep for long?”
(CBSE SA-I, 2011)

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Why does the author say, &#x201C;Toto was not the sort of pet, we could keep for long?&#x201D; (CBSE SA-I, 2011)

Philoid · Accepted Answer

The author's family was not very well to do and they could not afford breaking of the dishes, tearing of clothes and curtains. Toto was a very mischievous animal of all the others in grandfather's private zoo. This made the family decide that Toto was not the sort of pet they could keep for long.

Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet, we could keep for long?”(CBSE SA-I, 2011)

Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet, we could keep for long?”
(CBSE SA-I, 2011)