Summary

Chapter Summary Map

1.1 Vidya worries about Grandpa's memory and safety; Grandpa resents the move from his quiet town house to the cramped city flat.

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1.2 Grandpa uses the “prisoner” argument to walk out; Ravi follows secretly to keep both his promise and Grandpa's dignity.

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2.1 Ravi hides in the children's park and gets humiliated while Grandpa calmly enjoys peanuts.

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2.2 At the tea stall, Grandpa enjoys forbidden snacks while Ravi is mocked by vendors.

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2.3 Ravi panics at the barber shop and gets thrown out of the ladies' salon next door.

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2.4 Ravi follows the yellow cap into a bus and discovers it belongs to a stranger. Grandpa has outwitted him.

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3.1 Ravi searches frantically, returns home, and finds Grandpa safely asleep.

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3.2 Grandpa reveals it is his birthday, gives gifts, and jokes that Vidya needs Vitamin-M.

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3.3 Grandpa gives Ravi detective stories and leaves the ending open with an innocent-or-mischievous twinkle.