SEBA Class 9 English Chapter 9 The Bond of Love

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The Bond of Love

Chapter: 9

PROSE SECTION

Thinking about the text:

Activity:

Given in the box are some headings. Find the relevant paragraphs in the text to match the headings:

An Orphaned cub;  Bruno’s Food chart;  An Accidental case of poisoning:  playful Baba;  Pain of separation;  Joy of Reunion,  A request to the Zoo;  An Island in the courtyard.

Ans. An Orphaned Cub – Paragraph 4.

Bruno’s Food Chart – Paragraph 6.

An Accidental Case of Poisoning – Paragraph 8, 9, 10.

Playful Baba – Paragraph 12.

Pain of Separation – Paragraph 14, 15.

A Request to the Zoo – Paragraph 17, 18.

Joy of Reunion – Paragraph 19, 20.

An Island in the Courtyard – Paragraph 21, 22, 23.

II. Answer the following questions: 

1. “I got him for her by accident”

(i) Who says this?

Ans. These words are spoken by the narrator, Kenneth Anderson.

(ii) Who do ‘him’ and ‘her’ refer to?

Ans. ‘Him’ refers to Bruno, the sloth bear, and ‘her’ refers to the narrator’s wife.

(iii) What is the incident referred to here?

Ans. The incident refers to the time when the narrator found a baby sloth bear in a sugarcane field near Mysore and brought it home for his wife.

2. “He stood on his head in delight.”

(i) Who does ‘he’ refer to?

Ans. ‘He’ refers to Bruno, also called Baba.

(ii) Why was he delighted?

Ans. He was delighted because the narrator’s wife was petting and showing affection to him.

3. “We all miss him greatly; but in a sense we were relieved.”

(i) Who does ‘we all’ stand for?

Ans. “We all” refers to the narrator and his family.

(ii) Who did they miss?

Ans. They missed Bruno (Baba).

(iii) Why did they nevertheless feel relieved?

Ans. They felt relieved because Bruno had grown very big and mischievous, so it was difficult to keep him safely at home. Sending him to the zoo seemed a better option.

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

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

Ans. On one occasion, Bruno ate barium carbonate, which had been kept to kill rats and termites. He became paralyzed, but the veterinarian treated him and he recovered. On another occasion, he drank old engine oil, but it did not harm 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. However, he had grown very big, heavy, and mischievous. Since there were small children in the tenant’s family, it became unsafe to keep him at home, so he was sent to the Mysore zoo.

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

Ans. The narrator’s wife missed Bruno deeply and became very unhappy. When she visited the zoo, Bruno showed great joy on seeing her. The zoo authorities allowed them to take him back home, where a special island was built for him in the courtyard.