Q. Who is the author of The Thief's Story?
Ans. The story was written by Ruskin Bond.
Q. Who is the narrator of the story?
Ans. The narrator is a fifteen-year-old thief who introduces himself as Hari Singh.
Q. Who was Anil?
Ans. Anil was a young, simple and trusting man who earned money through occasional writing.
Q. How old was Hari Singh?
Ans. Hari Singh was fifteen years old.
Q. How did Hari Singh meet Anil?
Ans. Hari Singh met Anil at a wrestling match and asked him for work.
Q. Why did Hari Singh change his name frequently?
Ans. He changed his name frequently to avoid being caught by the police and his former employers.
Q. What work did Anil offer Hari Singh?
Ans. Anil offered Hari Singh a place to stay and promised to teach him to cook, write and add numbers.
Q. Why did Hari Singh initially find Anil easy to rob?
Ans. He thought Anil was simple, trusting and not very careful with his money.
Q. How did Hari Singh earn money while staying with Anil?
Ans. He sometimes saved money by buying daily supplies cheaply and keeping the difference.
Q. What did Hari Singh steal from Anil?
Ans. He stole a bundle of notes worth six hundred rupees.
Q. Where did Hari Singh hide after stealing the money?
Ans. He went to the railway station intending to catch a train away from the city.
Q. Why did Hari Singh not board the train?
Ans. He began to feel guilty and realised that leaving Anil would cost him an opportunity to learn and improve his life.
Q. What made Hari Singh return to Anil?
Ans. His conscience and his desire to receive an education made him return.
Q. What did Hari Singh do with the stolen money?
Ans. He returned to Anil and slipped the wet notes under the mattress.
Q. Why were the stolen notes wet?
Ans. Hari Singh had been caught in the rain while carrying the money.
Q. How did Anil react the next morning?
Ans. Anil gave Hari Singh a fifty-rupee note and said that he would begin paying him regularly.
Q. What did Anil promise to teach Hari Singh?
Ans. Anil promised to teach him how to write whole sentences.
Q. Did Anil know that Hari Singh had stolen the money?
Ans. Anil appeared to understand what had happened but did not openly accuse Hari Singh.
Q. Why did Hari Singh decide to change his ways?
Ans. He realised that education and Anil's trust could give him a better future than stealing.
Q. What is the main message of The Thief's Story?
Ans. The story shows that trust, kindness and education can inspire a person to change for the better.