What do you think Valli was planning to do?
Valli was planning to go on a bus ride to the town. It was to be her first journey, for which she had made careful and elaborate plans.
She had thriftily saved a total of sixty paise by resisting all temptations to buy toys or ride the merry-go-round. Additionally, she planned to slip out of the house without her mother's knowledge during her mother's afternoon nap to embark on this excursion.
Explanation
The question asks about Valli's plan based on the initial part of the story. The context clearly mentions that her 'first journey' required 'careful, painstaking, elaborate plans'. It further states she saved sixty paise and planned to slip out during her mother's nap. Later context confirms her plan when she flags down the bus and tells the conductor she has to go to town.