Page 1 : e Short Answer Type Questions, , x Who was Bruno and how was it caught by the, narrator?, , Ans. Bruno was a sloth bear who was caught by the narrator when, he was travelling through the sugarcane fields near Mysore., Bruno’s mother was shot dead by one of the narrator's, friends without the knowledge that it had a baby on its, back. As the baby cub saw its dead mother, it cried and, ran into the fields. The narrator followed the cub and, caught it.

Page 2 : / How did Bruno become attached to the family of, , ' the narrator?, , Ans. When Bruno came to narrator house as a cub, he got, love and affection from the narrator’s family. So, he slowly, got attached to the narrator's family, their two Alsatian, dogs and all the children of their tenants., , Describe the food habit of Bruno as told in the, story., , Ans. Bruno initially drank milk from the bottle. But soon his, food habits developed. Later, he would eat anything, including porridge, vegetables, fruits, nuts, meat (pork),, rice, eggs, etc. He also loved to drink tea, coffee,, lime-juice, water, beer, liquor, ete., , 4c Bruno once got paralysis. Why? How was he cured?, Ans. Bruno once got paralysis when he ate the poison, (Barium carbonate) which the narrator had kept to kill, the rats in his library., The narrator called an animal doctor who gave Bruno, two injections of an antidote. After 30 minutes, Bruno, was able to walk on his legs and became alright.

Page 3 : 6 What were the activities that Bruno did in the, story?, , Ans. In the story, ‘Bruno’ performed activities like wrestling,, boxing, pointing a bamboo stick as a gun and cradling a, stump like a baby when he would be asked to do them., He also played with dogs and children., , 7. Was Bruno a loving and playful pet? Why, then,, ‘did he have to be sent away? (NCERT), , Ans. Yes, Bruno was a loving and playful pet. Gradually, he, had also learnt a few tricks., , He had to be sent away to a zoo because he was growing, in size. It was becoming difficult to keep him at home, and it was also a trouble for the children of the, narrator's tenants., , A: How did Bruno and the narrator's wife feel after, getting separated?, , Ans. Bruno and the narrator’s wife felt very sad and worried, after getting seperated. They did not eat for a few days as, they were very close to each other and shared a great, bond of love. The narrator’s wife also cried and was, inconsolable (heart-broken). The separation was too, , painful for both of them.

Page 4 : 30., , Ans., , iy:, , Ans., , How was the problem of what to do with Bruno, finally solved? (NCERT), , When Bruno was brought back home, he was kept in a, cage till a new place for him could be set up. An island, was constructed for him in the compound. Inside the, island, a wooden box filled with straw was set up so that, Bruno could sleep warmly. Further, his stick and wooden, block were also kept for him to play. In this manner, the, problem was solved., , What do we learn from the story “The Bond of Love?, , The story ‘The Bond of Love’ teaches us to be kind,, loving and caring towards animals. It brings out the fact, that animals too have emotions like us and are ready to, share love with anyone who loves them. They pay back, their love in the same manner as we do to them.

Page 5 : e Long Answer Type Questions, , DD, , Ans., , Animals have the same pain as humans after, separation. Describe the whole incident of, separation in the story ‘The Bond of Love - :, , The meaning of separation can only be understood by, those who shares a deep, special bond with ead €, story “The Bond of Love’ proves it with the relations ee, shared by an animal, (bear) Bruno and the narrator $ a €., In the story, Bruno, a sloth bear feels the same love an, pain as felt by the narrator’s wife., , He loved her just like she loved him. Both of them erG, equally sad and depressed after the separation. Just like, the narrator's wife, Bruno also refused to eat anything., Even though, he was fine in the zoo, he looked sad, weak, and thin. But, when the narrator’s wife visited him, he, became happy. He happily ate her food brought by her., When she was leaving, Bruno cried bitterly. Thus, both, animals and human feel the same pain of separation., , ‘Love is natural’. Illustrate with reference to the, story ‘The Bond of Love’., , - Love is what comes as an emotion, an affinity and an., , association of thoughts between two or more living, beings. It is an association based on the mutual, understanding. Since, love has a universal language, despite it having no language. Love demands nothing but