- Who is a Street Hawker?
- Where does he usually live?
- How does he earn his livelihood?
- How does he attract his customers?
- How is his lifestyle?
Ans:
A Street hawker is a commonly sighted person in the streets of big cities and towns. He sells his goods with interesting cries in order to draw the attention of his customers. Generally, he lives in a slum or in a poor hut in a village. He earns his livelihood by selling various things and working hard from morning to evening. He generally offers toys, fruits, biscuits, vegetables, ice-creams, cakes, laces, clothes, utensils etc. On the contrary, there are other kinds of hawkers as well who buy newspapers, blank pots and old books. Carrying the goods for sale in his hands or over his shoulders, he moves from door to door. Sometimes he goes from one street to another with his moving shop and he often causes problems on the foot-path. He knows the art of convincing. He wears a peculiar dress and shouts in a peculiar voice in order to attract his customers. Women and children are usually attracted by his calls. A street hawker’s income is not sufficient. so he has to maintain his family through hardship.
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