The Adventures of Toto

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Ruskin Bond wrote 'The Adventures of Toto'. He is a famous Indian author known for his simple and engaging storytelling style.

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Grandfather bought Toto from a tonga-driver for five rupees. The tonga-driver used to keep the little red monkey tied to a feeding-trough.

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Toto was a pretty monkey with bright eyes that sparkled with mischief beneath deep-set eyebrows. He had pearly white teeth often displayed in a frightening smile, dried-up hands that looked pickled in…

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Grandmother always fussed when Grandfather brought home some new bird or animal. So it was decided that Toto's presence should be kept a secret from her until she was in a particularly good mood.

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When they returned to release Toto, they found that he had torn off all the ornamental wallpaper, wrenched the peg from its socket, and torn the narrator's school blazer to shreds. Despite the damage,…

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In the servants' quarters, Toto lived with a tortoise, a pair of rabbits, a tame squirrel, and for a while, the narrator's pet goat. However, Toto wouldn't allow any of his companions to sleep at nigh…

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Toto suddenly poked his head out of the canvas bag and grinned at the ticket-collector. The ticket-collector classified Toto as a dog and charged three rupees as fare, despite Grandfather's protests t…

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When Grandfather took out the pet tortoise and asked what he must pay for it, the ticket-collector looked closely at it, prodded it with his forefinger, and said 'No charge. It is not a dog.' This sho…