CBSE · Class 10 · English · First Flight: Madam Rides the BusHow did Valli gather all the necessary details required for her bus journey?

To make her dream of riding the bus a reality, Valli meticulously gathered all the essential details about the trip. She listened attentively to the conversations of her neighbors and people who frequently used the bus. She also asked a few discreet, subtle questions to clear her doubts. Through these efforts, she learned that the town was six miles away from her village and the bus fare was thirty paise one way. She discovered that the ride took forty-five minutes. She carefully calculated that if she caught the one-o'clock bus, she would reach the town at one-forty-five and return home by two-forty-five, displaying remarkable planning and intelligence for an eight-year-old girl.