Answer: A street hawker is a person who hawks various things by moving from one street to another. He is a familiar figure in cities and towns; even he is seen in villages. He carries his goods on head, in hands or in a small hand-cart. A street hawker usually sells toys, sweets and other things. He also sells bangles, ribbons, clothes, fancy goods and things of domestic use for women. His main customers are children and women. He is very clever. He can convince his customers with his tactful words. He buys his goods at a cheap rate and sells them at a good profit. He knows it very well when to come out to sell his things. He comes out when the male persons are outside the homes and the women are free from their household works/ chores. He makes a good profit by selling his goods to children and women because he can deceive them easily. He attracts the attention of his customers by speaking in different ways. He may be cunning but his usefulness to children and women cannot be ignored. He bring many necessary things at our door. Although he is useful to them and he works hard, he leads a miserable life.
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