Page 2 - The Lost Child

Answer the questions in 40-50 words:
1. What was the setting of the story and how did it contribute to the plot?
2. How is the child’s character portrayed in the story?
3. Why is the title The Lost Child appropriate for the story?
4. Why do you think the child ultimately stops crying for the toys and sweets when a stranger tries to
comfort him? What does this say about the value of parental love?
5. How does the story highlight the importance of empathy and kindness through the stranger’s actions?
6. Do you believe that the parents were careless, or was the child simply too curious and easily
distracted? What value does the story teach about responsibility?
7. Do you think modern society still values human connection as shown in the story? Why or why not?
8. The child is initially tempted by material things but later rejects them when he loses his parents. What
does this shift in desire suggest about our priorities in life?
9. What lesson does the story teach about the relationship between children and their parents? How
should parents balance freedom and protection?
10. How does the setting of the fair contribute to the child’s emotional journey? What values can be
learned from how he reacts to the different situations?

Answer the questions in 100-150 words:
1. How does the story show that love and security are more valuable than material things like toys and
sweets?
2. What moral values can be learned from the behaviour of the stranger who helps the lost child?
3. In what way does the story encourage us to be more empathetic and responsible in public spaces?
4. Why is the emotional bond between the child and his parents stronger than his desire for anything else
at the fair?

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