English(Beehive) Class 9 : Lesson 9 - The Bond of Love

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Lesson - 9
The Bond of Love

II. Answer the following questions.

1." I got him for her by accident."
a. Who says this?

Ans: The narrator.

b. Who do' him' and 'her' refer to?

Ans: 'Him' refers to the sloth bear and 'her' refers to the narrator's wife.

c. What is the incident referred to here?

Ans: About two years ago the narrator and his companions were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore. Suddenly, they show a black sloth bear. One of the narrator's companions shot it on the spot. As they saw the fallen animal, they were surprised to see that the black fur on its back moved. Then they saw that it was a baby bear that had been riding on its mother's back.The narrator ran up to it and attempted to capture it. He finally succeeded in grabbing it and gifted it to his wife. This incident is referred to in the above statement.

2. "She stood on his head in delight."
a. Who does 'he' refer to?

Ans: 'He' refers to the beer, Bruno.

b. Why was he delighted?

Ans: Bruno was delighted to see the narrator survive after three months of separation.

3. "We all missed him greatly but in a sense we were relieved." 

a. Who does 'we all' stand for?

Ans: 'We all' stands for the narrator, his wife and his son.

b. Who did they miss?

Ans: They missed Bruno(Baba).

c. Why did they nevertheless feel relieved?

Ans: They felt relieved because Baba was getting too big to be kept at home that is why they had sent him off to a zoo.

III. Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.

1. On two occasions Bruno ate /drank something that should not be eaten/ drunk. What happened him on these occasions?

Ans: On the first occasion, Bruno barium carbonate which was kept in the kitchen to kill rats. He was paralysed and had to be taken to a vet. On the second occasion, he drank engine oil. However the engine oil did not have any ill effect on him.

2. Was Bruno a loving and playful pet? Why, then, did he have to be sent away?

Ans: Yes, Bruno was a loving and playful pet. He entertained everyone by his tricks. But he had grown in size and was getting too big to be kept at home. He could be dangerous for children. He was always kept in chains. So it was decided that he should be sent to the zoo.

3. How was the problem of what to do with Bruno finally solved?

Ans: Bruno hand grown in size. It was too difficult to keep him in the house. So it was decided that Bruno would be sent away to the zoo at Mysore. A letter was written to the curator who agreed to the proposal. Thus, Bruno was finally send to Mysore.

Extra Questions

1.Love begets love. Do you agree? Can the company of an animal give undiluted pleasure to a human being? Give some examples from the story The Bond of Love.

Ans: Yes, the company of an animal can give undiluted pleasure to a human being. The author captured a baby bear from a sugar cane field. His wife named it ‘Bruno’. It was lovingly called ‘Baba’ by her. The cub became friendly even with the dogs and the children. Bruno became a source of delight for the entire family of the author. He entertained them by his tricks and playful activities. He developed an emotional attachment with the wife of the author. When he was sent to the zoo, he missed her and did not eat for many days. She wept and fretted. Ultimately, she brought him back. They were constant source of great pleasure for each other.



2. Love is mutual. Do you agree? Illustrate this with reference to ‘The Bond of Love’.

Ans: The story ‘The Bond of Love’ is a perfect example of how love begets love. Even the animals understand the language of love. They respond to love in equal measure. Love is mutual. The author’s wife develops deep affection for the pet bear. She nourishes him like a child and takes care of his needs.

When Bruno ate poison accidentally, he was treated as if he was a family member. The love given to Bnino by the family was equally reciprocated by him too. He felt sad when he was sent to the zoo. Both of them fretted, didn’t take food and felt very sad. He recognised the author’s wife even after a gap of three months.



3. Animals also feel the pleasure of love and pains of separation. What would you have done if you were in place of the author’s family?

Ans: Being sensitive, the animals also feel the pleasure of love and the pain of separation. In the story ‘The Bond of Love,’ the relationship between the bear and author’s wife proves it. Bruno, the bear, was loved by the author’s family. Bruno was equally attached to them.

When Bruno grows up in the author’s family, he is sent away to a zoo. In the zoo, ‘Baba’ looked sad and refused to eat. When the author’s wife visited the zoo after a gap of three months, he recognised her and expressed his pleasure by standing on his head. I would have done the same as the wife of the author did. It was a bond of mutual love that every human being appreciates.



4. What makes you feel that the author’s wife is more attached to Bruno than the other members of the family? Do you think female members of the family are more sensitive than the males?

Ans: When Bruno was sent to the Mysore zoo, all of them missed him greatly but they felt relieved too. But the author’s wife was inconsolable. She wept had fretted. Initially, she could not eat anything. She wrote many letters to the curator of the zoo. When the curator replied her telling that Bruno was well but was not eating food, she became desperate. She pleaded the curator to send Bruno back home.

Then she made all efforts to bring Bruno back. She made a special and comfortable house for him. All this shows that she was much more attached to Bruno. Yes, It is generally noticed that female members of the family are more attached to the pets. They are very caring and sensitive. They look after their pets better than the other members of the family. In the story too, it is the wife of the author who was inconsolable after Bruno’s separation.



5.How was the home made comfortable for the pet bear? If you have a pet, what arrangements would you make for his/her comforts? Do you think domestication of animals is a restriction on their natural liberty?

Ans: Bruno had grown very big and heavy. He could not be accommodated in the house. He needed a separate place. A special home was made for him. A twenty-feet long and fifteen-feet wide island surrounded by a dry pit of moat was made in the compound. A wooden box with some straw was provided for him to sleep. Bruno had two precious possessions, a ‘baby’, the gnarled stumps, and a gun.

These were given back to him. Thus, he was provided his natural environment within the house. I personally feel that domestication of animals is in a way cruelty against animals. No doubt, we take care of their health and food, yet we curtail their liberty. They are either chained or imprisoned. Anyway, if I have a pet, I would make its habitat as natural as possible. I would always take it to a qualified vet and give it all the medicines and food. Most of the time I would keep him/her free from chain or cage.



6. Animals also feel the pleasure of love and pains of separation. Company of an animal gives undiluted pleasure to a human being. But what about the animals’ rights? Should we domesticate the animals for our pleasure at the cost of their natural liberty? Elaborate.

Ans: Animals also feel the pleasure of love and pain of separation. The bond of love between author’s wife and Bruno proves it. There is no doubt that the company of animals gives undiluted pleasure to a human being. The bond between a human and an animal is selfless. But domestication of certain animals is a selfish act on the part of human beings.

Putting birds in cages or deer in confined area is a cruelty to them. Domestication of cows, horses and other domestic animals makes sense but domestication, of animals of the free world of forests is an encroachment upon their rights. We have no right to curtail their liberty. We should not domesticate animals for our pleasure at the cost of their natural liberty.