What was Valli’s deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this.

Valli’s strongest desire was to ride on the bus she saw everyday. The sentences in the story which depict this are as follows:

“Day after day she watched the bus, and gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and grew there: she wanted to ride on that bus, even if just once. This wish became stronger and stronger, until it was an overwhelming desire.”