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summary of the adventure of toto

In the story “Adventures of Toto”, Toto is a monkey. The story is written by Ruskin Bond. Ruskin Bond has described how his grandfather was fond of animals. He bought a monkey from a Tonga-driver for Rs. 5. First when the grandfather saw Toto tied up to a feeding-trough, he looked very ill and ugly. As the grandfather had his own private zoo he kept the little monkey in it.

Toto used his tail as a third hand. He used it to hang from a branch and for scooping up any delicacy that might be out of reach of his hands. Toto’s presence was kept a secret from grandmother as she didn’t like animals. One day when grandfather was going out of station, he decided to take Toto along with him. A big black canvas kit bag was provided for Toto so that he could not escape.

Gradually grandmother accepted Toto in the house. 
In winters when Toto had to go for bath he would cunningly test the temperature with his hand. When the water became cold, he would run to the kitchen fire to dry himself. If anyone laughed at him, he felt hurt and would refuse to continue with his bath.

Soon grandfather realized that Toto was not the type of pet to be kept in the house.He found the Tonga-driver, and sold Toto back to him for Rs. 3 only.
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In the story “Adventures of Toto”, Toto is a monkey. The story is written by Ruskin Bond. Ruskin Bond has described how his grandfather was fond of animals. He bought a monkey from a Tonga-driver for Rs. 5. First when the grandfather saw Toto tied up to a feeding-trough, he looked very ill and ugly. As the grandfather had his own private zoo he kept the little monkey in it. Toto used his tail as a third hand. He used it to hang from a branch and for scooping up any delicacy that might be out of reach of his hands. Toto’s presence was kept a secret from grandmother as she didn’t like animals. One day when grandfather was going out of station, he decided to take Toto along with him. A big black canvas kit bag was provided for Toto so that he could not escape. Gradually grandmother accepted Toto in the house. In winters when Toto had to go for bath he would cunningly test the temperature with his hand. When the water became cold, he would run to the kitchen fire to dry himself. If anyone laughed at him, he felt hurt and would refuse to continue with his bath. Soon grandfather realized that Toto was not the type of pet to be kept in the house.He found the Tonga-driver, and sold Toto back to him for Rs. 3 only.
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The story "Adventures of Toto" is written by the famous author Ruskin Bond. In this story, he describes how his grandfather is fond of animals and one day he bought a monkey from a Tonga driver and named it 'Toto'. His grandfather had his private zoo, and so he kept the little monkey in it. Toto was kept as a secret from Ruskin's grandmother as she did not like animals.

                                  One day grandfather took Toto along with him as he was a real menace for every living soul in the household. Other animals in grandfather’s zoo were at Toto’s mercy even during the night. So, grandfather decided to provide some relief to other animals in the zoo. Toto is fond of bathing with warm water. So once having tested the warmth of water in the kettle Toto sits in the kettle. Probably he is not intelligent enough to understand the risk of boiling water, so he pops his head up and down in the kettle. 

                                  Toto’s nuisance was increasing by days. It was destroying everything it could lay hands on. For a family of a middle-class status buying dishes every day can be a costly affair. Or for that matter, it can be unnecessary harassment for people from any economic background. So keeping a naughty monkey like Toto can never be a pleasant experience for anybody. So grandfather sold back Toto to the same tonga driver. 

 
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