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In this Chapter..., , e Chapter Summary, e Word Meaning, ° Chapter Practice, , by Vallikkannay, , , , Chapter Summary, , Valli and Her Desire to Ride the Bus, , Valliammai was an eight year old girl who was fondly called, Valli. She was a curious girl and her time pass involved, standing at the front door of her house, watching the, happenings on the street. She had no playmates of her own, age so, she just enjoyed looking out. For her, it was just as fun, , and enjoyable as the games that children played., , Valli was most fasernated by the bus that travelled from her, village to the nearest town. The sight of the bus with new, passengers every hour filled Valli with joy and soon she, sturted to desire 2 bus ride, The desire to ride the bus tumed, into a longing as Valli saw the bus passing through her street, every day, , Valli’s Planning to Ride the Bus, , For many days and months, Valli used to listen carefully the, conversations between her neighbours and the regular, travelers of bus. Some times she would ask them questions to, collect information about the bus and its journey., , In this manner she gathered various small details about the, bus journey such as distance between her village and town,, fare of the bus, i.e. thirty paise for one side. She got to know, that the bus took 45 minutes to reach the town. She, calculated the timings of her journey, planned and replanned, her trip. She carefully saved her coins for months resisting, her temptations to buy toys, toffees and riding merry-go, round in the village fair, At last, she collected sixty paise for, , the bus. Then she planned to go for the ride after lunch time, when her mother took a nap for about three to four hours., , Valli’s First Bus Journey, , One day, as the bus was about to leave the village stop Valli, stopped the bus and got on it., , Valli acted like an adult lady while boarding the bus. The, conductor, who was jolly natured man was araused by Vallis, behaviour and started referring to her as ‘Madam’ He showed, her, seat and as soon as Valli sat down the bus started moving, There were only six or seven passengers in the bus. It was a, new bus with soft and luxurious seats and nice paint. Valli, stood up on her seat to enjoy the views outside the window, , Views Outside the Bus, , The bus passed along the banks of'a canal. On one side of the, narrow road there were palm trees, grasslands, distant, mountains and blue sky. On the other side of the bus, there, was a deep ditch and beyond it were acres of green fields., While she was enjoying the greenery, she heard an old man, asking her to sit down on her seat., , Valli felt Caer at the old man for thinking of her to be, child. She told him that she had paid full fare like others and, then asked the conductor to give her the ticket. The, , , , , , c conduetor and the passengers were amused at an § year old, child acting like an adult. They laughed at her actions while, , the conductor handed her the ticket. He also explained her, that she needed to sit down or she would get hurt.