NCERT Solutions for Class-9 English Chapter 9 THE BOND OF LOVE
THE BOND OF LOVE
NCERT Solutions for Class-9 English Chapter 9 THE BOND OF LOVE
Summary: This is the story of love and friendship between an animal and a human being. One day the author and his friends were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore, where people were driving away the wild pigs from the fields by shooting at them. Unluckily one of the companions of the author shot a bear. Then they found that a baby bear was also riding the bear that was killed by them. The author brought it to Bangalore and gave it to his wife. She felt delighted on getting it. She named it 'Bruno' as the cub was a 'boy'. Bruno soon took to drinking milk from a bottle and started eating everything.
One day an accident befell him. The bear entered the library and ate some poison that had been put there for rats. The poison paralysed the bear but somehow he dragged himself to author's wife. Bruno was rushed to an animal clinic and was saved. Another time Bruno drank one gallon of old engine oil but it had no ill effects whatever. Slowly and gradually Bruno equalled the Alsatians in height and had even outgrown them. Then author's wife changed his name 'Baba'. Baba had now learnt many tricks and now he was in chains most of the time. The author and his son advised the author's wife to give Baba to the Zoo at Mysore. The zoo sent a cage from Mysore in a lorry and Baba was packed off. Baba and the author's wife both felt very sad after it. Both were undergoing departing grief. Now the author took his wife to Mysore so that she could meet Baba in zoo. When Baba saw her he started dancing and stood on his head in delight. For next three hours she would not leave that cage. She gave him tea, cakes, ice-cream, etc. When the 'closing time' came, both started crying bitterly. The author's wife asked the curator, "May I have my Baba back" and luckily he agreed somehow. Author's wife brought her Baba back to her home kept him in a special place in home. Now both the bear and the author's wife were happy. After reading this story nobody can say that a sloth bear has no sense of affection, no memory and no individual characteristics.
NCERT Solutions for Class-9 English Chapter 9 THE BOND OF LOVE
TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS
THINKING ABOUT THE TEXT
Q. I. Given in the box are some headings. Find the relevant paragraphs in the text to match the headings.
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An Orphaned Cub; Bruno's Food-chart; An Accidental Case of Poisoning; Playful Babu: Pain of Separation; Joy of Reunion; A Request to the Zoo; An Island in the Courtyard. |
Ans. Paragraph no.
An Orphaned Cub 1
Bruno's Food-chart 6
An Accidental Case of Poisoning 8
Playful Baba 12
Pain of Separation 14
Joy of Reunion 17
A Request to the Zoo 18
An Island in the Courtyard 21
NCERT Solutions for Class-9 English Chapter 9 THE BOND OF LOVE
Q.II. Answer the following questions.
1. "I got him for her by accident."
(i) Who says this?
(ii) Who do `him' and 'her' refer to?
(iii) What is the incident referred to here?
2. "He stood on his head in delight."
(i) who does ‘he’ refers to?
(ii) Why was he delighted?
3. "We all missed him greatly: but in a sense we were relieved."
(i) Who does 'we all' stand for?
(ii) Who did they miss?
(iii) Why did they nevertheless feel relieved?
Ans. 1.(i) The author says this.
(ii) ‘Him’ refers to the baby bear and tier refers to the author’s wife.
(iii) The incident refers to the catching of the baby bear.
2. (i) 'He' refers to the baby bear.
(ii) 'He' was delighted to see the author's wife after a long time.
3. (i) The author, his wife and son.
(ii) They missed the baby bear.
(iii) They felt relieved because it was getting difficult to keep the baby bear at home.
NCERT Solutions for Class-9 English Chapter 9 THE BOND OF LOVE
Q, 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 to on these occasions?
Ans.. Bruno ate barium carbonate which was put to kill the rats and mice. Paralysis set in to the extent that he could not stand on his feet. Once he drank one gallon of old engine oil. But it had no ill effects whatever.
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. But he was mischievous also. The bear became very attached to the narrator's two Alsatian dogs and the children of the tenants. Bruno had grown many times the size he was when he came. Now her name was changed to Baba. Now he was getting too big to be kept at home. So he was sent to a zoo.
NCERT Solutions for Class-9 English Chapter 9 THE BOND OF LOVE
THINKING ABOUT LANGUAGE
Q. I. 1. Find these words in the lesson. They all have ie or ei in them.
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f----ld ingred-----nts h-----ght misch------vous fr----nds -----ghty-seven rel---ved p---------ce
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2. Now here are some more words. Complete them with ei or ie. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
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Bel-----ve rec----ve w---------rd i--------sure s--------ze w--------ght r------gn f----gn p-----rec |
(There is a popular rule of spelling : `i' before 'e' except after 'c'. Check if this rule is true by looking at the words above.)
Ans. 1. Field, ingredients, height, mischievous, friends, eighty-seven, relieved, piece.
2. believe, receive, weired, leisure, seize, weight, reign,
Feign, grief, pierce
This rule is applicable only in the case of Delieve’ ‘grief and 'pierce' words. The other Words have ei instead of ie.
NCERT Solutions for Class-9 English Chapter 9 THE BOND OF LOVE
Q.II. Here are some words with silent letters. Learn their spelling. Your teacher will dictate these words to you. Write them down and underline the silent letters.
Knock wrestle walk wrong
knee half honest daughter
hours return hornet calm
could sign island button
Ans: For self attempt at class level.
NCERT Solutions for Class-9 English Chapter 9 THE BOND OF LOVE
ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q. I. How did the author get Bruno?
Ans. The author was passing through the sugarcane fields once. One of his companions shot the bear on the spot. This bear had a baby bear that had been riding on its mother's back. The author got hold of it and brought home.
Q. 2. What treatment was given to Bruno when he ate poison?
Ans. Bruno ate barium carbonate. The author took him to the doctor. He was given three injections to make the poison ineffective.
Q. 3. How much time did the bear take to start drinking and eating everything?
Ans. Bruno soon took to drinking milk from a bottle. It was but a step further and within a very few days and drinking everything else. He ate porridge, made from any ingredients, vegetables, fruits, nuts, meat, etc.
Q. 4. What new name was given to Bruno and who gave that?
Ans. The author's wife changed Bruno's name. She started calling him Baba, a Hindustani word signifying 'small boy'.
Q. 5. What happened to Bruno where he was sent to the zoo?
Ans. When Bruno was sent to the zoo, he became very thin and gad. He fretted -and refused food too. He became very emotional and sentimental.
NCERT Solutions for Class-9 English Chapter 9 THE BOND OF LOVE
Q. 6. How did the narrator's wife feel after the bear was sent to the zoo?
Ans. The narrator's wife was inconsolable after the bear was sent to the zoo. She wept and fretted. For the first .few days she would not eat a thing. Baba too grow bear separation from the narrator's wife as both were attached to each other very much:. So, he too fretted and refused food too.
Q. 7. What happened when the author's wife went to meet Baba in the zoo?
Ans. On seeing the author's wife,-Baba howled with happiness. She ran up to him and patted him through the bars. Baba stood on his head in delight. For the next three hours, she would not leave that cage. She gave him tea, lemonade, cakes, ice-cream and whatnot.
Q. 8 What arrangements were made when Baba was brought back to the author's house?
Ans. Some coolies were engaged to make an island for Baba in the author's compound. It was twenty feet long and fifteen feet wide. It was surrounded by a moat, six feet wide and seven feet deep. A wooden box was provided in which Baba could sleep at night. Straw was placed inside to keep him warm.