NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 2 A. Answer the following. — Let us Think
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Q1.
Why was Chinna upset?
Answer
Chinna was upset because he lost his money and could not buy the tinkling bells.
He had seen a pair of beautiful, shiny tinkling bells at Chacha’s shop and liked them a lot. When Chacha said, “Ten rupees please,” Chinna put his hand in his pocket — and the money was not there.
The book says, “Oh! Where is the money Dadaji gave me yesterday?” He searched all his pockets but could not find it. So he returned the bells to Chacha and walked home feeling sad.
Why it hurt so much: Two things went wrong at once. He lost money that his Dadaji had given him, and he lost the bells he wanted for his pet Tara. That is why he cried when his mother touched his shoulders.
Q2.
How did Kamala help Chinna feel better?
Answer
Kamala comforted Chinna and promised to give him the money for the bells.
She did five kind things, one after the other:
She watched him quietly and came to him herself.
She asked gently, “What happened, Chinna?”
She laid her hands softly on his shoulders, so he could hug her and cry.
She wiped his tears and said, “I’m so sorry, dear. It’s ok, don’t cry.”
She promised the money for the bells, and added that he must be careful with money in future.
Then she cheered him up: “That’s my boy! Cheer up! Now, let’s go to the market.”
Why this worked: She let him cry first and asked questions after. A child who is crying cannot talk. Once the crying stopped, Chinna could tell her the whole thing.
Q3.
What did the fruit seller do by mistake?
Answer
The fruit seller gave Chinna ten rupees too much as change.
Work it out the way Chinna should have:
One pineapple costs ₹ 45.
Two pineapples → 45 + 45 = ₹ 90
Kamala paid a hundred-rupee note → 100 − 90 = ₹ 10 change
The fruit seller gave two ten-rupee notes → 10 + 10 = ₹ 20
Extra money → 20 − 10 = ₹ 10 too much
Why it happened: It was a busy stall and he simply counted one note too many. Anyone can make such a mistake. The story is not about his mistake — it is about what Chinna did with it.
Careful: Chinna received twenty rupees in all, but only ten of them were extra. The other ten rupees were his mother’s rightful change.
Q4.
How did Chinna manage to buy the bells from Chacha in the end?
Answer
He bought them with the ten rupees his mother gave him, after he had returned the extra money and made her proud.
Here is the order of what happened:
Chinna ran back to the fruit seller and returned the extra ten rupees.
The fruit seller was very happy and praised him: “You are an honest boy.”
Kamala “felt pleased with Chinna’s honesty” and took him to Chacha’s shop.
Chacha was about to close the shop. Chinna called, ‘Wait! Do you still have the bells?’ Chacha said, ‘Yes, I do.’
Chinna paid him ten rupees and they walked home happily, the bells tinkling in his pocket.
Why this is a happy ending: Chinna got the bells the honest way. His mother had already promised him the money at home. He did not need the fruit seller’s extra ten rupees at all — and because he gave them back, he could enjoy the bells without any guilt.
Tip: Notice the last line of the story. Tara comes running when she hears the bells, and Chinna ties them around her neck. The bells were never for himself.