NCERT Solutions Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 2 Lost Spring

Page No: 13 1.

Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.

Looking for: try to locate or discover slog their daylight

hours: struggle persistently during the daytime roof over his

head: a place to live perpetual state of poverty: endless impoverishment dark

hutments: encampment of huts devoid of any light imposed the baggage on the

child: force the profession on the child

Page No: 17

Think As you Read

1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

Answer Saheb is looking for coins and rupee note in the garbage dumps. Sometimes he finds a rupee, even a ten rupee note or a silver coin. There is always hope of finding more. He is in Seemapuri. Saheb has come from Bangladesh. He came with his mother in 1971. His house was set amidst the green fields of Dhaka. Storms swept away their fields and homes. So they left it.

2. What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

Answer The author comes across many shoeless rag-picker children in her neighborhood. According to her, one explanation of this habit of remaining barefoot is that it is a tradition among the poor children of this country. However, the author quickly mentions that calling it a tradition could be just a means of justification of the utter destitution.

3. Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.

Answer No, Saheb is not happy working at the tea-stall. He is paid 800 rupees and all his meals but he has lost his freedom. His face has lost the carefree look. The steel canister seems heavier than his plastic bag. He is no longer his own master. He is as a servant at the tea-stall. 

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