NCERT Book Class 10 English (First Flight) Chapter 7 Madam Rides the Bus; The Tale of Custard the Dragon

BEFORE YOU READ

In this sensitive story, an eight-year old girl’s first bus journey into
the world outside her village is also her induction into the mystery
of life and death. She sees the gap between our knowing that there
is death, and our understanding of it.

Activity
1. Look at the words and phrases given below. Then put a tick
against the ones you think you will find in the text.
___ a set of passengers ___ get on the bus
___ get off the bus ___ platform
___ Tickets, please ___ a roar and a rattle
___ a row of seats ___ slowing down to a crawl
___ blowing a whistle
2. You must have travelled by bus more than once. What can
you see from a fast-moving bus? Given below are some
suggestions. Speak briefly about some of these scenes, or
about other such scenes that you have seen; or write a
sentence or two about them.

rivers green fields hills
roadside shops market places railway tracks
moving trains vehicles on the road trees
a crowd clothes in shops animals