The Thief’s Story | SEBA Class 10 English Supplementary Reader Chapter 2

Here is a comprehensive study guide for the SEBA Class 10 English Supplementary Reader chapter, “The Thief’s Story,” by Ruskin Bond. This guide includes a summary, complete textual question answers, previous years’ HSLC questions, and a list of most important questions in both English and Assamese,

Chapter: “The Thief’s Story”

by Ruskin Bond

Summary Note (เฆชเฆพเฆ เฆŸเง‹เงฐ เฆธเฆพเงฐเฆพเฆ‚เฆถ)

In English: “The Thief’s Story” is a sensitive story about a 15-year-old thief, Hari Singh, who befriends a struggling writer named Anil with the intention of robbing him. Anil is a kind, trusting, and easy-going man of about 25. Hari Singh, using a false name, asks Anil for work. Although Anil cannot afford to pay him, he agrees to feed Hari if he can cook.

Hari’s cooking is terrible, but Anil patiently teaches him to cook and also promises to teach him how to read, write, and add numbers. This prospect of education gives Hari a new hope for a respectable life. Hari starts working for Anil, doing daily chores and buying supplies, often making a small profit for himself, which Anil seems to know but ignores. One day, Anil comes home with a bundle of notes from selling a book to a publisher and tucks the money under his mattress.

Seeing the opportunity, Hari decides to steal the money and run away. He successfully steals the 600 rupees and rushes to the railway station to catch the Lucknow Express. However, at the last moment, he hesitates and misses the train. He realizes that robbing a trusting man like Anil has left him with sadness, not pleasure. He understands that with this stolen money, he would lose the chance to get an education, which could make him a truly big and respected man. His conscience pricks him, and he decides to return. He quietly slips the damp notes (from the rain) back under the mattress. The next morning, Anil gives him a 50-rupee note, saying he had earned it and would now be paid regularly. The note is still wet, and Hari understands that Anil knows everything but has forgiven him. This act of kindness and trust deeply touches Hari and marks a true change in his heart.

In Assamese: “The Thief’s Story” เฆนเงˆเฆ›เง‡ เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ‚ เฆจเฆพเฆฎเงฐ เฆเฆœเฆจ เงงเงซ เฆฌเฆ›เงฐเง€เฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆšเง‹เงฐเงฐ เฆเฆ• เฆธเฆ‚เฆฌเง‡เฆฆเฆจเฆถเง€เฆฒ เฆ•เฆพเฆนเฆฟเฆจเง€, เฆฏเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆจเฆพเฆฎเงฐ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆธเฆ‚เฆ—เงเงฐเฆพเฆฎเง€ เฆฒเง‡เฆ–เฆ•เงฐ เฆฒเฆ—เฆค เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเฆ• เฆฒเงเฆŸ เฆ•เงฐเฆพเงฐ เฆ‰เฆฆเงเฆฆเง‡เฆถเงเฆฏเง‡ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆงเงเฆคเงเฆฌ เฆ•เงฐเง‡เฅค เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆชเงเงฐเฆพเฆฏเฆผ เงจเงซ เฆฌเฆ›เงฐ เฆฌเฆฏเฆผเฆธเงฐ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆฆเฆฏเฆผเฆพเฆฒเง, เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฌเฆพเฆธเง€ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆธเฆนเฆœ-เฆธเงฐเฆฒ เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆ•เงเฆคเฆฟ เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒเฅค เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เง‡ เฆเฆŸเฆพ เฆฎเฆฟเฆ›เฆพ เฆจเฆพเฆฎ เฆฌเงเฆฏเงฑเฆนเฆพเงฐ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงฐ เฆ“เฆšเงฐเฆค เฆ•เฆพเฆฎ เฆฌเฆฟเฆšเฆพเงฐเง‡เฅค เฆฏเฆฆเฆฟเฆ“ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงฐ เฆคเฆพเฆ• เฆฆเงฐเฆฎเฆนเฆพ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆธเฆพเฆฎเงฐเงเฆฅเงเฆฏ เฆจเฆพเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ, เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆนเงฐเฆฟเฆ• เงฐเฆพเฆจเงเฆงเฆฟเฆฌ เฆœเฆพเฆจเฆฟเฆฒเง‡ เฆ–เง‹เงฑเฆพเงฐ เฆฏเง‹เฆ—เฆพเฆจ เฆงเงฐเฆฟเฆฌ เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆ•เฆฅเฆพ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡เฅค

เฆนเงฐเฆฟเงฐ เงฐเฆจเงเฆงเฆจ เฆ…เฆคเฆฟ เฆฌเง‡เฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ, เฆ•เฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเง เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆงเงˆเงฐเงเฆฏเงเฆฏเงฐเง‡ เฆคเฆพเฆ• เงฐเฆพเฆจเงเฆงเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆถเฆฟเฆ•เฆพเฆฏเฆผ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆฒเฆ—เฆคเง‡ เฆชเฆขเฆผเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ, เฆฒเฆฟเฆ–เฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆธเฆ‚เฆ–เงเฆฏเฆพ เฆฏเง‹เฆ— เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆถเฆฟเฆ•เง‹เงฑเฆพเงฐ เฆชเงเงฐเฆคเฆฟเฆถเงเงฐเงเฆคเฆฟ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡เฅค เฆถเฆฟเฆ•เงเฆทเฆพ เฆฒเฆพเฆญเงฐ เฆเฆ‡ เฆธเฆฎเงเฆญเฆพเงฑเฆจเฆพเฆ‡ เฆนเงฐเฆฟเฆ• เฆเฆ• เฆธเฆจเงเฆฎเฆพเฆจเง€เฆฏเฆผ เฆœเง€เงฑเฆจเงฐ เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆ†เฆถเฆพ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡เฅค เฆนเงฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงฐ เฆฌเฆพเฆฌเง‡ เฆ•เฆพเฆฎ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆฒเฆฏเฆผ, เฆฆเงˆเฆจเฆฟเฆ• เฆ•เฆพเฆฎ-เฆ•เฆพเฆœ เฆ•เงฐเง‡ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆฌเฆœเฆพเงฐ เฆ•เงฐเง‡, เฆ†เงฐเง เฆชเงเงฐเฆพเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆจเฆฟเฆœเงฐ เฆฌเฆพเฆฌเง‡ เฆ…เฆฒเฆช เฆฒเฆพเฆญ เงฐเฆพเฆ–เง‡, เฆฏเฆฟเฆŸเง‹ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆœเฆพเฆจเฆฟเฆ“ เฆ†เฆ“เฆ•เฆพเฆฃ เฆ•เงฐเฆพ เฆฏเง‡เฆจ เฆฒเฆพเฆ—เง‡เฅค เฆเฆฆเฆฟเฆจ, เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆชเงเงฐเฆ•เฆพเฆถเฆ•เฆ• เฆเฆ–เฆจ เฆ•เฆฟเฆคเฆพเฆช เฆฌเฆฟเฆ•เงเงฐเง€ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟ เฆเฆฎเงเฆ เฆฟ เฆŸเฆ•เฆพ เฆฒเงˆ เฆ˜เงฐเฆฒเงˆ เฆ†เฆนเง‡ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆŸเฆ•เฆพเฆ–เฆฟเฆจเฆฟ เฆคเงเฆฒเฆฟเงฐ เฆคเฆฒเฆค เฆฅเงˆ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡เฅค

เฆธเงเฆฏเง‹เฆ— เฆฆเง‡เฆ–เฆฟ, เฆนเงฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆŸเฆ•เฆพเฆ–เฆฟเฆจเฆฟ เฆšเงเงฐเฆฟ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟ เฆชเฆฒเฆพเฆ‡ เฆฏเง‹เงฑเฆพเงฐ เฆธเฆฟเฆฆเงเฆงเฆพเฆจเงเฆค เฆฒเฆฏเฆผเฅค เฆธเฆฟ เฆธเฆซเฆฒเฆคเฆพเงฐเง‡ เงฌเงฆเงฆ เฆŸเฆ•เฆพ เฆšเงเงฐเฆฟ เฆ•เงฐเง‡ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆฒเฆ•เงเฆทเงเฆฃเงŒ เฆเฆ•เงเฆธเฆชเงเงฐเง‡เฆ› เฆงเงฐเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เงฐเง‡เฆฒ เฆทเงเฆŸเง‡เฆšเฆจเฆฒเงˆ เฆฆเงŒเงฐ เฆฎเฆพเงฐเง‡เฅค เฆ•เฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเง, เฆถเง‡เฆท เฆฎเงเฆนเง‚เงฐเงเฆคเฆค, เฆธเฆฟ เฆฆเงเฆฌเฆฟเฆงเฆพเฆฌเง‹เฆง เฆ•เงฐเง‡ เฆ†เงฐเง เงฐเง‡เฆฒเฆ–เฆจเฆค เฆจเงเฆ เง‡เฅค เฆธเฆฟ เฆ…เฆจเงเฆญเงฑ เฆ•เงฐเง‡ เฆฏเง‡ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงฐ เฆฆเงฐเง‡ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฌเฆพเฆธเง€ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆนเฆ• เฆ เฆ—เง‹เงฑเฆพเงฐ เฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆค เฆคเฆพเงฐ เฆฎเฆจเฆค เฆฆเงเฆ–เฆนเง‡ เฆนเงˆเฆ›เง‡, เฆ†เฆจเฆจเงเฆฆ เฆจเฆนเฆฏเฆผเฅค เฆธเฆฟ เฆฌเงเฆœเฆฟ เฆชเฆพเฆฏเฆผ เฆฏเง‡ เฆเฆ‡ เฆšเงเงฐเฆฟ เฆ•เงฐเฆพ เฆŸเฆ•เฆพเงฐเง‡ เฆธเฆฟ เฆถเฆฟเฆ•เงเฆทเฆพ เฆฒเฆพเฆญเงฐ เฆธเงเฆฏเง‹เฆ— เฆนเง‡เงฐเงเงฑเฆพเฆฌ, เฆฏเฆฟ เฆถเฆฟเฆ•เงเฆทเฆพเฆ‡ เฆคเฆพเฆ• เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆกเฆพเฆ™เงฐ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆธเฆจเงเฆฎเฆพเฆจเง€เฆฏเฆผ เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆ•เงเฆคเฆฟ เฆฌเฆจเฆพเฆฌ เฆชเฆพเงฐเฆฟเฆฒเง‡เฆนเง‡เฆเฆคเง‡เฆจเฅค เฆคเฆพเงฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆฌเง‡เฆ•เง‡ เฆคเฆพเฆ• เฆฆเฆ‚เฆถเฆจ เฆ•เงฐเง‡, เฆ†เงฐเง เฆธเฆฟ เฆ˜เง‚เงฐเฆฟ เฆฏเง‹เงฑเฆพเงฐ เฆธเฆฟเฆฆเงเฆงเฆพเฆจเงเฆค เฆฒเฆฏเฆผเฅค เฆธเฆฟ เฆฎเฆจเง‡ เฆฎเฆจเง‡ เฆฌเงฐเฆทเงเฆฃเฆค เฆคเฆฟเฆคเฆพ เฆจเง‹เฆŸเฆ–เฆฟเฆจเฆฟ เฆชเงเฆจเงฐ เฆคเงเฆฒเฆฟเงฐ เฆคเฆฒเฆค เฆฅเงˆ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡เฅค เฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆฆเฆฟเฆจเฆพ เงฐเฆพเฆคเฆฟเฆชเงเงฑเฆพ, เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆคเฆพเฆ• เฆเฆŸเฆพ เงซเงฆ เฆŸเฆ•เง€เฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆจเง‹เฆŸ เฆฆเฆฟ เฆ•เฆฏเฆผ เฆฏเง‡ เฆธเฆฟ เฆเฆ‡ เฆŸเฆ•เฆพ เฆ‰เฆชเฆพเงฐเงเฆœเฆจ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆ›เง‡ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆเฆคเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพเงฐ เฆชเงฐเฆพ เฆคเฆพเฆ• เฆจเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆฎเง€เฆฏเฆผเฆพเฆ•เงˆ เฆฆเงฐเฆฎเฆนเฆพ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆน’เฆฌเฅค เฆจเง‹เฆŸเฆ–เฆจ เฆคเง‡เฆคเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพเฆ“ เฆคเฆฟเฆคเฆพ เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ, เฆ†เงฐเง เฆนเงฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆฌเงเฆœเฆฟ เฆชเฆพเฆฏเฆผ เฆฏเง‡ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆธเฆ•เฆฒเง‹ เฆ•เฆฅเฆพ เฆœเฆพเฆจเง‡ เฆ•เฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเง เฆคเฆพเฆ• เฆ•เงเฆทเฆฎเฆพ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟ เฆฆเฆฟเฆ›เง‡เฅค เฆเฆ‡ เฆฆเฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฌเฆพเฆธเงฐ เฆ•เฆพเงฐเงเฆฏเฆ‡ เฆนเงฐเฆฟเงฐ เฆนเงƒเฆฆเฆฏเฆผ เฆ—เฆญเง€เงฐเฆญเฆพเงฑเง‡ เฆธเงเฆชเงฐเงเฆถ เฆ•เงฐเง‡ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆคเฆพเงฐ เฆฎเฆจเฆค เฆเฆ• เฆชเงเงฐเฆ•เงƒเฆค เฆชเงฐเฆฟเงฑเงฐเงเฆคเฆจ เฆ†เฆจเง‡เฅค


Textual Question Answers (เฆชเฆพเฆ เงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฅเฆฟเงฐ เฆชเงเงฐเฆถเงเฆจเง‹เฆคเงเฆคเงฐ)

Read and Find Out (เฆชเฆขเฆผเฆพ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆฌเฆฟเฆšเฆพเงฐเฆฟ เฆ‰เฆฒเฆฟเฆ“เงฑเฆพ)

1. Who does โ€˜Iโ€™ refer to in this story?
(เฆเฆ‡ เฆ•เฆพเฆนเฆฟเฆจเง€เฆŸเง‹เฆค ‘I’ (เฆฎเฆ‡) เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆ•เฆพเฆ• เฆฌเงเฆœเง‹เงฑเฆพ เฆนเงˆเฆ›เง‡?)
Answer: In this story, ‘I’ refers to Hari Singh, the 15-year-old thief who is the narrator of the story.

2. What is he โ€œa fairly successful handโ€ at?
(เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ•เฆพเฆฎเฆค “เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆฎเง‹เฆŸเฆพเฆฎเงเฆŸเฆฟ เฆธเฆซเฆฒ เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆ•เงเฆคเฆฟ” เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: He was “a fairly successful hand” at stealing.

3. What does he get from Anil in return for his work?
(เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงฐ เฆชเงฐเฆพ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเงฐ เฆ•เฆพเฆฎเงฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเฆฎเฆฏเฆผเฆค เฆ•เฆฟ เฆชเฆพเฆ‡เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: In return for his work, he gets food and shelter from Anil. Anil also teaches him how to cook, read, write his name, and add numbers.

4. How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?
(เฆšเง‹เงฐเฆŸเง‹เงฑเง‡ เฆญเฆพเฆฌเง‡ เฆฏเง‡ เฆšเงเงฐเฆฟ เฆ•เฆพเงฐเงเฆฏเงฐ เฆชเงเงฐเฆคเฆฟ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงฐ เฆชเงเงฐเฆคเฆฟเฆ•เงเงฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆ•เง‡เฆจเง‡เฆ•เงเงฑเฆพ เฆน’เฆฌ?)
Answer: The thief thinks that Anil’s face would show only a touch of sadness when he discovered the theftโ€”not for the loss of money, but for the loss of trust.

5. What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed?
(เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆนเฆ• เฆฒเงเฆŸเฆพเงฐ เฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆค เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเฆฒเง‹เฆ•เงฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆญเฆฟเฆจเงเฆจ เฆชเงเงฐเฆคเฆฟเฆ•เงเงฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพเงฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆทเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ•เฆฏเฆผ?)
Answer: He says that from his experience, a greedy man shows fear, a rich man shows anger, and a poor man shows acceptance when they are robbed.

6. Does Anil realise that he has been robbed?
(เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆฌเงเฆœเฆฟ เฆชเฆพเฆ‡เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒเฆจเง‡ เฆฏเง‡ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเฆ• เฆฒเงเฆŸเฆพ เฆนเงˆเฆ›เง‡?)
Answer: Yes, Anil realises that he has been robbed. He knows this because the 50-rupee note he gives to Hari the next morning is still damp from the previous night’s rain.

Think about it (เฆญเฆพเฆฌเฆฟ เฆšเง‹เงฑเฆพ)

1. What are Hari Singh’s reactions to the prospect of receiving an education? Do they change over time? What makes him return to Anil?
(เฆถเฆฟเฆ•เงเฆทเฆพ เฆฒเฆพเฆญเงฐ เฆธเฆฎเงเฆญเฆพเงฑเฆจเฆพเงฐ เฆชเงเงฐเฆคเฆฟ เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เงฐ เฆชเงเงฐเฆคเฆฟเฆ•เงเงฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆ•เฆฟ? เฆธเฆฎเฆฏเฆผเงฐ เฆฒเฆ—เง‡ เฆฒเฆ—เง‡ เฆธเง‡เฆ‡เฆฌเง‹เงฐ เฆธเฆฒเฆจเฆฟ เฆนเฆฏเฆผเฆจเง‡? เฆ•เฆฟเฆนเง‡ เฆคเฆพเฆ• เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงฐ เฆ“เฆšเงฐเฆฒเงˆ เฆ˜เง‚เงฐเฆฟ เฆ†เฆนเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆฌเฆพเฆงเงเฆฏ เฆ•เงฐเง‡?)
Answer: Initially, Hari Singh is grateful for the prospect of education because he knows that being an educated man would open up limitless opportunities for him. Over time, this desire for education becomes stronger than his desire for stolen money. He realizes that while stealing could only give him a few hundred rupees, education could make him a “really big man, a clever and respected man.” This realization and his inner conscience make him return to Anil.

2. Why does not Anil hand the thief over to the police? Do you think most people would have done so? In what ways is Anil different from such employers?
(เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆšเง‹เงฐเฆŸเง‹เฆ• เฆชเงเฆฒเฆฟเฆšเงฐ เฆนเฆพเฆคเฆค เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆ—เฆคเฆพเฆ‡ เฆจเฆฟเฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡? เฆคเงเฆฎเฆฟ เฆญเฆพเฆฌเฆพเฆจเง‡ เฆฏเง‡ เฆฌเง‡เฆ›เฆฟเฆญเฆพเฆ— เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆนเง‡ เฆคเง‡เฆจเง‡เฆ•เงเงฑเฆพ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆฒเง‡เฆนเง‡เฆเฆคเง‡เฆจ? เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆคเง‡เฆจเง‡เฆ•เงเงฑเฆพ เฆจเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‹เฆ—เฆ•เงฐเงเฆคเฆพเฆธเฆ•เฆฒเงฐ เฆชเงฐเฆพ เฆ•เง‡เฆจเง‡เฆ•เงˆ เฆฌเง‡เฆฒเง‡เฆ—?)
Answer: Anil does not hand the thief over to the police because he is a kind, understanding, and forgiving person. He wants to give Hari Singh a chance to reform and become a better person.
No, I do not think most people would have done so; they would have likely called the police. Anil is different because instead of punishing Hari, he chooses to forgive him and continues to invest in his education. His aim is reformation, not retribution.

Talk about it (เฆ•เฆฅเฆพ เฆชเฆคเฆพ)

(These are open-ended questions for discussion, but here are model answers.)

1. Do you think people like Anil and Hari Singh are found only in fiction, or are there such people in real life?
(เฆคเงเฆฎเฆฟ เฆญเฆพเฆฌเฆพเฆจเง‡ เฆฏเง‡ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เงฐ เฆฆเงฐเง‡ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆน เฆ•เง‡เงฑเฆฒ เฆ•เฆฒเงเฆชเฆ•เฆพเฆนเฆฟเฆจเง€เฆคเฆนเง‡ เฆชเง‹เงฑเฆพ เฆฏเฆพเฆฏเฆผ, เฆจเง‡ เฆฌเฆพเฆธเงเฆคเงฑ เฆœเง€เงฑเฆจเฆคเง‹ เฆเฆจเง‡เฆ•เงเงฑเฆพ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆน เฆ†เฆ›เง‡?)
Answer: People like Anil and Hari Singh can be found in real life, although they might be rare. There are kind and forgiving people like Anil who believe in giving others a second chance. Similarly, there are people like Hari Singh who, despite being on the wrong path, have an inner goodness and a desire to change, and can be reformed through trust and kindness.

2. Do you think it a significant detail in the story that Anil is a struggling writer? Does this explain his behaviour in any way?
(เฆ•เฆพเฆนเฆฟเฆจเง€เฆŸเง‹เฆค เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆธเฆ‚เฆ—เงเงฐเฆพเฆฎเง€ เฆฒเง‡เฆ–เฆ• เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆ‰เฆฒเงเฆฒเง‡เฆ– เฆฅเฆ•เฆพเฆŸเง‹ เฆเฆŸเฆพ เฆ—เงเงฐเงเฆคเงเฆฌเฆชเง‚เงฐเงเฆฃ เฆ•เฆฅเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆคเงเฆฎเฆฟ เฆญเฆพเฆฌเฆพเฆจเง‡? เฆ‡ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเงฐ เฆ†เฆšเงฐเฆฃเฆ• เฆ•เง‹เฆจเง‹ เฆงเงฐเฆฃเง‡ เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆพเฆ–เงเฆฏเฆพ เฆ•เงฐเง‡เฆจเง‡?)
Answer: Yes, it is a significant detail. The fact that Anil is a struggling writer explains why he is so understanding and compassionate. He doesn’t have a lot of money and lives a simple life, which makes him less attached to material possessions. His profession as a writer likely makes him more observant and empathetic towards human nature, which is why he understands Hari’s situation and chooses to help him instead of punishing him.

3. Have you met anyone like Hari Singh? Can you think and imagine the circumstances that can turn a fifteen-year-old boy into a thief?
(เฆคเงเฆฎเฆฟ เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เงฐ เฆฆเงฐเง‡ เฆ•เฆพเงฐเง‹เฆฌเฆพเฆ• เฆฒเฆ— เฆชเฆพเฆ‡เฆ›เฆพเฆจเง‡? เฆ•เฆฟ เฆชเงฐเฆฟเฆธเงเฆฅเฆฟเฆคเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆชเง‹เฆจเงเฆงเงฐ เฆฌเฆ›เงฐเง€เฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆฒ’เงฐเฆพเฆ• เฆšเง‹เงฐเฆฒเงˆ เฆชเงฐเฆฟเฆฃเฆค เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆฌ เฆชเฆพเงฐเง‡ เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆคเงเฆฎเฆฟ เฆญเฆพเฆฌเฆฟเฆฌ เฆชเฆพเงฐเฆพเฆจเง‡?)
Answer: Circumstances like extreme poverty, lack of parental guidance, bad company, and the absence of educational opportunities can turn a fifteen-year-old boy into a thief. When a young boy has no one to care for him and no means to earn a living, he might be forced to resort to stealing for survival.

4. Where is the story set? Which language or languages are spoken in these places?
(เฆ•เฆพเฆนเฆฟเฆจเง€เฆŸเง‹ เฆ•’เฆค เงฐเฆšเฆจเฆพ เฆ•เงฐเฆพ เฆนเงˆเฆ›เง‡? เฆเฆ‡ เฆ เฆพเฆ‡เฆฌเง‹เงฐเฆค เฆ•เฆฟ เฆญเฆพเฆทเฆพ เฆฌเฆพ เฆญเฆพเฆทเฆพเฆฌเง‹เงฐ เฆ•เง‹เงฑเฆพ เฆนเฆฏเฆผ?)
Answer: The story is set in a town in North India. We can guess this from the mention of the “Jumna Sweet Shop” and the “Lucknow Express.” The languages spoken in these places would likely be Hindi and Urdu, along with regional dialects. However, the characters in the story speak to each other in English as the story is written in English.


Previous Year HSLC Question Answers

1. Who was the narrator in the story “The Thief’s Story”? (HSLC 2023)
(เฆ•เฆพเฆนเฆฟเฆจเง€เฆŸเง‹เงฐ เฆ•เฆฅเฆ• เฆ•เง‹เฆจ เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: The narrator in “The Thief’s Story” was Hari Singh, a fifteen-year-old thief.

2. What was Anil doing when Hari Singh met him? (HSLC 2023)
(เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เง‡ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเฆ• เฆฒเฆ— เฆชเฆพเฆ“เฆเฆคเง‡ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟ เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: When Hari Singh met him, Anil was watching a wrestling match.

3. Why did Hari Singh hesitate to catch the train? (HSLC 2022)
(เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เง‡ เงฐเง‡เฆฒเฆ–เฆจ เฆงเงฐเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆฆเงเฆฌเฆฟเฆงเฆพเฆฌเง‹เฆง เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Hari Singh hesitated to catch the train because his conscience was pricking him. He thought about Anil’s trust and kindness, and realized that by running away, he would lose the only person he truly knew and the opportunity to get an education.

4. What did Hari Singh do after missing the train? (HSLC 2022)
(เงฐเง‡เฆฒเฆ–เฆจเฆค เฆจเงเฆ เฆพเงฐ เฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆค เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เง‡ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: After missing the train, Hari Singh stood alone on the deserted platform. He then walked slowly through the bazaar and sat down on a bench in the maidan, feeling sad and regretful.

5. What did Anil do for a living? (HSLC 2019)
(เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆœเง€เงฑเฆฟเฆ•เฆพเงฐ เฆฌเฆพเฆฌเง‡ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Anil was a writer. He wrote for magazines and made money by “fits and starts.”

6. Why did Hari Singh want to become an educated man? (HSLC 2018)
(เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ‚ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆถเฆฟเฆ•เงเฆทเฆฟเฆค เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆ•เงเฆคเฆฟ เฆน’เฆฌ เฆฌเฆฟเฆšเฆพเงฐเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Hari Singh wanted to become an educated man because he knew that education would give him respect and open up limitless opportunities. He realized that being a clever and respected man was much better than being a simple thief.

7. Why was it difficult for Hari Singh to rob Anil? (HSLC 2017)
(เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เงฐ เฆฌเฆพเฆฌเง‡ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเฆ• เฆฒเงเฆŸ เฆ•เงฐเฆพ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆ•เฆ เฆฟเฆจ เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: It was difficult for Hari Singh to rob Anil because Anil was a very trusting and careless person. Hari felt that robbing a man who was not even aware that he was being robbed took all the pleasure out of the work. Moreover, Anil’s trust had created a sense of guilt in him.


Most Important 10 Questions and Answers

1. Why did Hari Singh approach Anil?
(เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เง‡ เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงฐ เฆ“เฆšเงฐเฆฒเงˆ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆ—เงˆเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Hari Singh approached Anil with the intention of robbing him. He found Anil to be an easy-going, kind, and simple man, who would be an easy target.

2. How did Anil’s trust and kindness change Hari Singh?
(เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฌเฆพเฆธ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆฆเฆฏเฆผเฆพเฆ‡ เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เฆ• เฆ•เง‡เฆจเง‡เฆ•เงˆ เฆธเฆฒเฆจเฆฟ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆฒเง‡?)
Answer: Anil’s trust and kindness had a profound effect on Hari. Anil’s decision to teach him to read and write made Hari dream of a respectable life. Even after robbing him, Hari could not bring himself to betray Anil’s trust and returned, proving that kindness is a powerful force for reformation.

3. What did Hari Singh realize after he had stolen the money?
(เฆŸเฆ•เฆพ เฆšเงเงฐเฆฟ เฆ•เงฐเฆพเงฐ เฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆค เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เง‡ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ…เฆจเงเฆญเงฑ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆฒเง‡?)
Answer: After stealing the money, Hari Singh realized that he had lost the chance to get an education. He understood that education could make him a respected man, which was far more valuable than the few hundred rupees he had stolen.

4. Why did Hari Singh smile “without any effort” in the end?
(เฆถเง‡เฆทเฆค เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ‚ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ “เฆ•เง‹เฆจเง‹ เฆšเง‡เฆทเงเฆŸเฆพ เฆจเฆ•เงฐเฆพเฆ•เงˆ” เฆนเฆพเฆเฆนเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Hari Singh smiled without any effort because his heart was filled with genuine relief and happiness. Anil had forgiven him and offered to continue paying him regularly. It was a smile of gratitude and a sign of his true transformation.

5. Why did Hari Singh lie about his name and his ability to cook?
(เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เง‡ เฆจเฆฟเฆœเงฐ เฆจเฆพเฆฎ เฆ†เงฐเง เงฐเฆจเงเฆงเฆจ-เฆชเงเงฐเฆฃเฆพเฆฒเง€เงฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆทเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆฎเฆฟเฆ›เฆพ เฆ•เงˆเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: He lied about his name to keep himself ahead of the police and his former employers. He lied about his ability to cook so that he could get food and shelter from Anil and find an opportunity to rob him.

6. What does the title “The Thief’s Story” signify?
(“The Thief’s Story” เฆถเฆฟเงฐเง‹เฆจเฆพเฆฎเฆŸเง‹เงฑเง‡ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆฌเงเฆœเฆพเฆฏเฆผ?)
Answer: The title is significant because the story is narrated from the perspective of the thief, Hari Singh. It is his personal account of how he met Anil, planned to rob him, and how Anil’s trust and kindness ultimately led to his transformation.

7. “He knew. But neither his lips nor his eyes showed anything.” What did Anil know?
(“เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆœเฆพเฆจเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒเฅค เฆ•เฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเง เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเงฐ เฆ“เฆเฆ  เฆฌเฆพ เฆšเฆ•เงเงฑเง‡ เฆเฆ•เง‹เฆ•เง‡ เฆชเงเงฐเฆ•เฆพเฆถ เฆ•เงฐเฆพ เฆจเฆพเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒเฅค” เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆœเฆพเฆจเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Anil knew that Hari Singh had stolen the money and then returned it. He knew this because the note he gave Hari was still damp from the previous night’s rain.

8. What is the central theme of “The Thief’s Story”?
(“The Thief’s Story” เงฐ เฆ•เง‡เฆจเงเฆฆเงเงฐเง€เฆฏเฆผ เฆฌเฆฟเฆทเฆฏเฆผเฆฌเฆธเงเฆคเง เฆ•เฆฟ?)
Answer: The central theme of the story is that human values like trust, kindness, and forgiveness can transform even a hardened criminal. It shows that education and empathy are more effective tools for reformation than punishment.

9. Why did Hari Singh feel that friends were “more trouble than help”?
(เฆนเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆฟเฆ™เง‡ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆญเฆพเฆฌเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ เฆฏเง‡ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆงเงเฆฌเง‹เงฐ “เฆธเฆนเฆพเฆฏเฆผเฆคเฆ•เงˆ เฆฌเง‡เฆ›เฆฟ เฆธเฆฎเฆธเงเฆฏเฆพ”?)
Answer: As a thief, Hari Singh felt that friends were more trouble than help because if he were caught, friends might become witnesses against him or get him into trouble. He preferred to be alone to avoid complications.

10. How did Anil make a living? Why is it described as a “queer way”?
(เฆ…เฆจเฆฟเฆฒ เฆ•เง‡เฆจเง‡เฆ•เงˆ เฆœเง€เงฑเฆฟเฆ•เฆพ เฆจเฆฟเงฐเงเฆฌเฆพเฆน เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ? เฆ‡เฆฏเฆผเฆพเฆ• “เฆ…เฆฆเงเฆญเงเฆค เฆ‰เฆชเฆพเฆฏเฆผ” เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆ•เง‹เงฑเฆพ เฆนเงˆเฆ›เง‡?)
Answer: Anil made a living by writing for magazines. It is described as a “queer way” because his income was not regular; he would borrow money one week and lend it the next, and would celebrate as soon as a cheque arrived.

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