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Some boys from Mohan’s class were there, and they helped him up. If they had not
stopped Mohan, he would have flattened Dashu that day for sure.
A few days later, we asked Keshta, ‘Hey, why did you do that to Nobu?’
Keshta said, ‘But it was all Dashu’s plan. He told us what to do. And then he told us, if we
did this we would get a big plate jalebis.’
‘A plate of jalebis! And why didn’t you share it with us?’ we wailed.
Keshta sighed. ‘Oh don’t ask. When we went to demand the jalebis from Dashu, that rascal
said, “Why are you asking me for jalebis? Go to the sweetshop and put down a few coins.
You will get enough jalebis for your greedy guts.”’
greedy guts: an
So now tell me, is Dashu really ‘The Crazy One’, or is he the biggest excessive eater
mischief-maker we have ever seen?
—Sukumar Ray, translated by Sudeshna Shome Ghosh,
illustrated by Manisha Naskar
About the Author
Sukumar Ray (1887–1923) was a celebrated Bengali writer and poet from who was born to Upendrakishore Ray, a famous
painter, illustrator, musician and a Bengali writer himself, and Bidhumukhi Devi. Sukumar Ray studied the art of photography,
lithography and printing technology at the School of Photo-Engraving and Lithography in London and became the pioneer of
the same in India. His illustrations, writing and unique sketches often found their way in Sandesh, a children’s magazine which
was launched by his father in 1913. He contributed a great deal of creativity andfreshness to the genre of children’s literature.
Some of the famous and quirky fictional characters he invented include Kumropotash, Huko Mukho Hangla, Pagla Dashu and
Hijibijbij. Abol Tabol is a popular collection of his rhymes and poems for children which first appeared in Sandesh but was later
published as a book.
Time to answer
A. Choose the correct option.
1. ‘Thanks to Keshta, none of us could hear more of the story’. This means that
.
because of Keshta they heard the story.
because Keshta said so, they could not hear the story.
because of Keshta they could not hear the rest of the story.
because of Keshta’s remark, they could not hear the rest of the story.
2. ‘You stood still as a statue by the side of the road.’
What is the figure of speech used in the line?
metaphor alliteration personification simile
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