Source: Lawley
Road (Originally), but Malgudi Days (Later)
Setting:
Probably in the town of Malgudi
Main Characters:
Leela, Sidda, Mr Sivasanker and Mrs Sivasanker
Leela: Only
child (five-year-old daughter) of Mr and Mrs Sivasanker
Sidda: A
servant in Mr Sanker’s household
Mr
Sivasanker: A rich man
Mrs
Sivasanker: An ordinary housewife
Sidda
worked before: in a doctor’s house
Sidda was
given by Mr Sanker: Two meals a day and four rupees a month
Sidda had
to: Wash clothes, tend the garden, run errands, chop wood and look after Leela
Sidda and
Leela played: With a red ball
Leela held
a class: For Sidda at dusk
Leela’s box
contained: Catalogues, illustrated books and stumps of pencils.
At bed time
Sidda used to tell Leela: Incomparable stories of animals in the jungle, of
gods in heaven, of magicians who could conjure up golden cstles and fill them
with little princesses and their pets.
Sidda
slept: Outside the house
Leela
accompanied: Sidda when he went out to buy sugar one evening
Leela’s
mother noticed: That a gold chain Leela had been wearing was missing when she
came home with Sidda.
Sidda was
accused of: Stealing the gold chain
A complaint
was lodged: By Mr Sivasanker to the police.
Sidda was
arrested: Four days later
Ultimately the chain was found inside: A tamarind pot by Mrs Sivasanker--------------------------------------------------------------------
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