Class 9 English Chapter 9 NCERT Solutions | The Bond Of Love Class 9 English Beehive

Question 1:

Answer the following questions. 

 

1. “I got him for her by accident.”

(i) Who says this?

Answer: Narrator said this line.

(ii) Who do ‘him’ and ‘her’ refer to?

Answer: ‘Her’ refers to the narrator’s wife and ‘him’ refers to a sloth bear.

(iii) What is the incident referred to here? 

Answer: While passing through a sugarcane field near Mysore, the narrator and his companions saw a black sloth bear. It was shot on the spot by the companions. The bear died but the little baby bear on its back was still alive. The narrator rescued the baby and returned home and gifted it to his wife. The above incident is being referred to here.

 

2. “He stood on his head in delight.”

(i) Who does ‘he’ refer to?

Answer: ‘He’ refers to the bear, Bruno.

(ii) Why was he delighted?

Answer: Bruno was delighted to see the narrator’s wife after three months of separation.

 

3. “We all missed him greatly: but in a sense we were relieved.”

(i) Who does ‘we all’ stand for?

Answer: The narrator, his wife and his son are referred to as ‘we all.’

(ii) Who did they miss?

Answer: Bruno (Baba) was missed by them.

(iii) Why did they nevertheless feel relieved?

Answer: Baba got bigger with time and couldn't be kept at home. They were happy that he was safe at the zoo and were relieved.

 

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 him on these occasions?

Answer: Bruno ate some poison-barium carbonate He also vomited and breathed heavily, but was later cured. In another incident, he drank nearly a gallon of old engine oil. Fortunately, he remained unaffected meant for the rats, which paralysed and weakened him.

 

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

Answer: Yes, Bruno was a loving and playful pet. Everybody in the family was attached to it, especially the narrator’s wife. It had to be sent away to a zoo because it was getting too big to be kept at home.

 

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

Answer: Bruno was raised at home and was unhappy staying at the zoo. There was an island made for him to suit all his needs when his condition got worse at the zoo. After he was shifted to the island his condition improved and he was happier.

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