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Two years ago, the author and his friends were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore. People were driving away the wild pigs from their fields by shooting at them. Suddenly a sloth bear came out of the field. One of the writer’s companions shot at the bear. It fell dead. They came near the fallen animal. They saw a bear cub riding on its mother’s back. The cub was making pitiful howls. The writer tried to catch it. But the bear cub ran away into the field. The writer and his companions ran after it. At last, they were able to catch it. The baby-bear tried to free itself. It tried to scratch the author with its long, hooked claws. They put the bear into a gunny bag and brought it to Bangalore. The author presented the little creature to his wife. She was very happy. She named the bear cub Bruno. The author’s wife brought up Bruno with love and care. She looked after the bear cub as he were her own child. At first, Bruno was taught to drink milk from a bottle. Within a few days, he started eating normally. He drank and ate everything. Ile ate porridge made from any ingredients. He ate vegetables, fruit, nuts, meat, curry and rice. Ile did not mind even condiments and chillies in the curry. He ate bread, eggs, chocolates, sweets, pudding, ice-cream, etc. As for drink, he drank milk, tea, coffee, lime-juice, aerated water, beer and other things. Be became attached to all the children of the tenants living in the bungalow. He spent time playing, running into the kitchen and going to sleep in the beds of the author and his wife. Because of the love and affection showed by the author’s wife, he developed great affection for her One day an accident befell Bruno. There were rats in the author’s library. In order to kill them, he had put down barium carbonate in the library. It was poison. Bruno entered the library and ate some of the poison. He suffered from a stroke of paralysis. But he dragged himself slowly to the author’s wife. He was weakening rapidly. He was breathing heavily and vomiting. The author at once took him to a veterinary doctor. The vet gave him 10 cc of anti-dote through an injection. But his condition remained unchanged. Then another 10 cc was injected. This improved his condition. Bruno got up and enjoyed a good meal. Another time, the little bear drank a lot of old engine oil. But fortunately, it had no effect on him. With the passage of time, Bruno grew up in size. He became equal to the Alsatians in size and even outgrew them. But he was just as mischievous as before. He was very fond of the people around him. But he especially loved the author’s wife. She also loved him. She changed Bnmo’s name to ‘Baba’, which in Hindustani means ‘small boy’. The bear could do a few tricks also. When he was asked ‘Baba box’, he started boxing with anybody who was near him. When someone gave him a stick and said, “Baba hold the gun”, he pointed the stick at him. He had concealed a stump of wood in his straw bed. When he was asked, “Baba, where’s baby,” he immediately produced and cradled that piece wood. But because of the tenant’s children, the bear had to be kept chained most of the time. With the passage of time, the bear became too big to be kept at home. The author, his friends and his son advised the author’s wife to gift Baba to the zoo at Mysore. After some weeks of such advice, she finally agreed. A letter was written to the curator of the zoo. He agreed to take the bear. Baba was sent to the Mysore zoo in a cage. But the author’s wife felt very sad. She wept and for the first few days, refused to take food. She wrote a number of letters to the curator of the zoo. She asked in her letters about the condition of Baba. At the zoo, Baba was also in a similar position. He was inconsolable. He also did hot take food for the first few days. He was well but looked thin and sad. The author’s wife was very sad at her separation from the bear. For three months, the author restrained her from visiting Mysore. At last, he took his wife to Mysore zoo to meet Baba. The author and his friends had guessed that the bear would not recognize her after three months. But as soon as Baba saw her, he recognized her. He cried with happiness. She ran up to him and patted him. He stood up on his head in delight. For the next three hours, she did not leave the cage. She gave him tea, lemonade, cakes, ice-cream and other things. At last, the ‘closing time’ came and she had to leave. The author’s wife wept bitterly. She felt that she could not live without the bear. She requested the superintendent to send Baba back. He was a kind man. He consented and Baba was brought back into the author’s home. At home, an island was made for Baba. 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 kept for Baba to sleep at night. Straw was placed inside to keep him warm. Baba was very happy in his new home. The author’s wife spent hours sitting there. It is the story of the love between man and animal. It shows that animals also have a sense of love, affection and loyalty.

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Who was lenin

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Madhavi Nakum 7 years ago

Vladimir Lenin was the leader of Bolshevik party in Russia.........

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The duck praise the kangaroo why and how?

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Anami Sharma 7 years ago

The duck praised the kangaroo that he can hop and can see all the world.

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What action of the schoolmates change the author understanding of life and people and comfort him emotionly ?how does his lonelinesss vanish and how does he start participting in life?

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Yashika Rathore 7 years ago

Try it own

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Katmandu summary

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Gaurav Seth 7 years ago

In this chapter, Vikram Seth recalls his memories of his visit to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. He describes two famous temples of that city. The first is the Pashupatinath temple of the Hindus and the other is the Baudhnath Stupa of the Buddhists. At the Pashupatinath temple, there is an atmosphere of confusion. He finds priests, hawkers, devotees, tourists, cows, monkeys, pigeons and dogs roaming there. There is a crowd of devotees and people push one another to make their way to the Lord.

Only Hindus are allowed to enter this temple. A group of Westerners struggle for permission to enter. But the policeman at the gate does not allow them to go in. The author finds monkeys fighting each other. The holy river Bagmati flows by the side of the temple. He sees washerwomen at its banks. A corpse is being cremated on its banks. From the balcony, devotees drop flowers and other offerings into the river. There is a small shrine also on the river bank. Half of the shrine is submerged into the river. It is believed that when the whole of the shrine comes out of the river, the goddess inside will come out. Then the evil period of Kaliyug will end on earth.

In contrast to the Pashupatinath temple, there is a sense of stillness at the Baudhnath stupa of the Buddhists. The author does not find crowds here. It has a big white dome. The shrine is surrounded by a road. There are small shops on its outer edge. Many of these shops are owned by Tibetan immigrants.

Kathmandu is a crowded place. Apart from the two famous shrines, there are a number of small shrines in the narrow and busy streets. The author finds fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards, shops selling western cosmetics, films, chocolates, etc. He roams about in the market aimlessly. Then the author makes up his mind to return home. He enters a Nepal Airlines office and buys a ticket for Delhi. He comes back to his hotel. In a corner of the square near the hotel, he finds a man selling flutes. These flutes are made of bamboo. From time to time, the flute seller plays on flute. The author likes his carefree style. He finds it difficult to come away from there. In fact, the flute music always attracts him. The flute is a common musical organ. It is found in almost every culture. The flute reminds him of the common link between all humanity.

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How was bruno treated after he ate poison?

Posted by Diya Verma 7 years ago

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Naveen Yadav 7 years ago

Bruno was treated with first 10 c.c. of antidote and after 30 minutes 10 c.c. again given to bruno.

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When did you screw everything up, but no one ever found out it was you?

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Ananya Satapathy 7 years ago

Right now

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What are steps for write character sketch class 9

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charcter skecth of bruno

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Gaurav Seth 7 years ago

Bruno, the pet sloth bear in the author’s home, is an affectionate, emotional, sensitive, and playful animal. Through him, the author reveals that animals are sensitive beings with emotions akin to human emotions. Once brought to the family and presented to the lady of the house as a pet, Bruno behaves like a member of the family with a specifically deep bond of love for the lady.
Bruno’s affectionate nature wins him the love of the Alsatian dogs and the children of the tenants. Brought up in the family with great care, he loves eating and enjoys every kind of food and drink. Because of eating a good quantity and variety of food, he grows at a very fast pace.
Bruno is playful and mischievous. Affectionately called ‘Baba’ by the author’s wife, he behaves like a young child in the family. He roams around the whole house and even sleeps in their bed.
Bruno’s selfless love is evident when he is sent to the zoo where he suffers the pain of separation. He frets and refuses to eat. He is overjoyed when he sees the narrator’s wife after three months. He recognizes her from a distance and keeps eating from her hands for hours. He is overjoyed when brought back home and spends happy moments in the lap of his caretaker – the author’s wife.
Thus, Bruno’s character reveals that animals are very loving, affectionate, sincere and selfless creatures.

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Why was the happy prince was sad?

Posted by Aditi Minj 7 years ago

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Ahana Tiwari 7 years ago

The happy ? prince was a sad prince

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Margin Chaudhary 7 years ago

The happy prince was sad bcs he never saw sadness in his childhood days. He used to live in palace where sorrow was not allowed. After his death he was made into a statue so he was sad. Moreover after seeing the poor and sad people in his town, he became more sad.

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WHY JONSHY FALL ILL??

Posted by Ridam Garg 7 years ago

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Mirza Misbah 7 years ago

Go read the chapter you will get to know .

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Princy Tyagi 7 years ago

Because of pneumonia

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Look up the dictionary entries for the words sympathy ,familiarity , comfort , care , surprise . use the information given in the dictionary and complete the table

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Khushi Raheja 7 years ago

Raghwv

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Anybody can tell which is good offline app for studying except "my cbse guide" i have already this app....anyother app plzzz tell itt...?

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Anami Sharma 7 years ago

NCERT question bank for 9th

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Simran Kaur 7 years ago

Thkuu soo much gyus....u alll of are the bestt...??

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Himanshu Kumar 7 years ago

Brainy app

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Topper learning but there is no option for hindi and Urdu subjec...... Except these two subjects there is another all subject....

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Guys if u have any doubts just clear it by mailing it at [email protected] ?

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Himanshu Kumar 7 years ago

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Your parents have worked you not to spend too much time watching tv You feel deprived of entertainment .write a diary entry expressive your feelings

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Why jhonsy link her death to the last leaf

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Gaurav Seth 7 years ago

Johnsy thinks the ivy leaf stands for her life, slowly falling away. When the leaf remains, however, it becomes a symbol of hope for her.

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Which type of article come in exams

Posted by Vashu Raniwal 7 years ago

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Sagar Rana 7 years ago

Usually its about social problems ,health ,sports and youth

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Who are foreign

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Sakshi Pokhriyal 7 years ago

foreign are also i man

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Ayush Ayush 7 years ago

Foreigner are those people whom we do not know

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Aanchal Jaiswal 7 years ago

No men are foreign

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What did his father say to this chap. My childhood

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" the last leaf has shown me how we can I have Bean," said Johnsy. Comment.

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Abdul Kalam used to earn a lot of money even when he was a small child do you think that earning of small children is good or bad

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Sagar Rana 7 years ago

According to me no it is not good for small children to work and earn money for thier living But abdul kalam was free of under pressure to work and earn money. It was his own wish . He was very enterprising since childhood and used to make full use of the opportunity that came his way .

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Yug - 7 years ago

Bad because it comes under child labour

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Justify the title of poem on killing a tree

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Sumit Kandpal 7 years ago

The title gives a view as to what happens when a tree is killed or cut down . it mentions its side effects

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How did Olga inspire Lushkoff to change his ways?

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Write the dialogues of 'Role Play' of the author character from ls- 9 Accidental Tourist

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Who was ishwaran

Posted by Kulla Sahab 7 years ago

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Gaurav Seth 7 years ago

Iswaran was a cook . He belonged to a place which was famous for timber. He served Mahendra.
He was very loyal and honest. He was a fascinating story teller. He had the quality as that of a television.
He was well versed in the art of story telling. His stories had the quality to make people believe that his stories were true.
He used the gestures and dramatic skills to give a sound effect. He told stories with action.
He was in a habit to leave the stories in middle. He did so to create suspense .
He was strongly influenced by the Tamil storytellers. Suspense and surprise were the main qualities of his stories. He was mastered in this art of storytelling. His stories had the lasting effect on the listener.

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