English Class 10 - X CBSE Chapter 9 - Madam Rides The Bus Material

Introduction

The chapter "Madam Rides the Bus" is a short story about a brave eight-year-old Valli who lives near a bus stop. She likes the hustle of the street, and the treasured part was the sight of the arrival and departure of the bus, and thus, she developed an unbeatable desire and courage to fulfill her urge to travel and enjoy the ride on a bus. 

Summary

The lesson is about an eight-year-old girl named Valli, who did not have friends to play with and so she would spend her time looking at the outside affairs going on the street. Her favourite part was to look at the bus that passed by her village every hour. It gave her endless joy to look at the new set of passengers each time the bus crossed by. Gradually, even she wished to travel by bus. Soon, the wish turned into a desire, and therefore, she made it her mission to fulfill it. She started listening to the conversations between her neighbours who frequently traveled by bus and in the process, would ask
a few careful questions here and there to collect more information. Just like this, she knew that the town was six miles away from her village and it took the bus forty-five minutes to travel one side. One-sided fare was thirty paise making it sixty for a back-and-forth ride. Therefore, she started planning and re-planning so that she could sneak out during her mother’s afternoon nap and come back without her knowing anything.

She needed to save the money which was not easy as she had to resist the temptation of candy, peppermint, and merry-go-round. Finally, she saved enough money, and one fine day, the brave eight-year-old took the bus during its not very busy hours. She refused to take any help from the conductor or fellow passengers. It was an amusing sight for everyone to see such a small girl all alone acting like an adult. The conductor was of the joking sort and thus, referred to Valli as a grown-up ‘madam’. Short-sighted Valli would stand on her seat to be able to see clearly from the window while everyone advised her to sit for her own safety. Each time someone would poke their nose in her business, Valli would get annoyed as she did not consider herself a child. She did not want to be friends with an elderly lady who was worried about her because she thought she was not socially capable enough. She enjoyed seeing what was going on outside and the sight of a running cow in the middle of a road was abruptly a funny scenario for her. 

Upon reaching the town,  she refused to get off the bus because she was too afraid to do so alone. While returning, she carried extreme enthusiasm until she saw a cow lying lifeless on the road. It was the same cow that was so joyous previously. Valli was terrified at the fact that a creature so full of life could instantly turn into something horrible. She sat down silently for the rest of the journey. Upon reaching home, she found her mother and aunt talking about the endless possibilities in the world outside. Valli affirmed to what her mother was saying leaving both of them astonished. She then justified her reaction by mentioning that she was casually agreeing with what her mother was saying.  Her aunt then referred to Valli as a nose-poking child who acts like a grown-up lady but only Valli knew what she was referring to because, after all, no one knew about her bus journey.

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