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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for The Thief's Story (Chapter 2, CBSE Class 10 English) — the full working for every question, not just the final answer. You can also read the The Thief's Story textbook chapter.

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What these solutions cover

All 8 questions in The Thief's Story are solved in the PDF. Here's what's inside, exercise by exercise:

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  1. Who does 'I' refer to in this story?
  2. What is he "a fairly successful hand" at?
  3. What does he get from Anil in return for his work?
  4. How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?
  5. What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed?
  6. Does Anil realise that he has been robbed?

Think about it

  1. What are Hari Singh's reactions to the prospect of receiving an education? Do they change over time? (Hint: Compare, for example, the thought: "I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve" with these later thoughts: "Whole sentences, I knew, could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple matter to steal — and…
  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?
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