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Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
The conductor called Valli ‘madam’ because she was behaving like a woman in an audacious and smart manner. She did not accept his help to get on the bus and was very quick in replying to the conductor’s questions. Amused by her antics and behaviour, the conductor teased her by calling her ‘madam’.
Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?
Valli was enchanted by the view of the beautiful scenery outside the bus and was trying hard to look outside. But her view was blocked by the canvas blind that covered the lower part of the window. In order to catch a better glimpse, she stood up on the seat and peered over the blind. She saw the narrow road as the bus was going along the bank of a canal, palm trees, grassland, distant mountains, green fields and the blue sky. On the other side, there was a deep ditch, and many acres of green fields stretched far and wide as much as her eyes could see.
What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?
When the elderly man on the bus referred to Valli as a child, she instantly replied that there was nobody on the bus who was a child. She further stated that she had paid her fare of thirty paise like other passengers on the bus.
Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?
Valli was not interested in making friends with the elderly woman because she looked quite repulsive to her. She had big earlobes with bigger holes and wore ugly earrings. Besides, she was also chewing betel nut, and her mouth was also filled with betel juice that was likely to spill all over her lips. Seeing all this, Valli thought that the elderly woman was not sociable enough to be friends with.