In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an Answer?
Solution and Explanation
Among the items a child would desire at the fair are:
Balloons and toys
Burfi from the vendor of sweetmeat
Gulmohar Garland
Observing the snake charmer entertain a snake with a flute
Traveling across a roundabout.
The child understood that his request would be turned down each and every time, so he went on without waiting for an answer.
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