NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 2: The Adventure of Toto

Ruskin's "Adventure of Toto" is an amazing story featuring the mischievous acts and their experience. Toto is the monkey's name bought by the author's grandfather for five rupees from a Tonga driver. The narrator's grandfather was very fond of animals and owned a zoo. Toto was described as a pretty monkey with mischievous eyes. There were various other pets in the home, like a tortoise, a pair of rabbits, a squirrel, and a goat. Toto was first kept in the house in a closet and tied to a peg fastened into the wall. As soon as Toto came home, he started disturbing other pets. Once the author's grandfather visited Saharanpur and took Toto with him, he had to pay Toto extra fare.

Ultimately Toto was accepted by all the family members, and after that, he was kept with their donkey. Toto loved to take a bath. Once Toto boiled himself alive by sitting in a large kettle in the kitchen. He used to tear things to pieces. He once tore the dress of the aunt. One day everyone was eating dinner; Toto took a rice plate and threw it at the grandmother and a glass of water at the aunt. Toto created a mess for the family, and they could not afford it, so Toto was sold back to Tonga driver at three rupees. They incurred a loss of two rupees.

In this story, the narrator wants to tell how Toto influenced his grandfather and family. It revolves around narrating the experience of staying with a monkey as a pet.