The Bond Of Love

(i) The Narrator says the given line.

(ii) In the given line, ‘him’ refers to the baby of the sloth bear that was killed and ‘her’ refers to the narrator’s wife.

(iii) The incident where the narrator along with his companions made a successful attempt at catching the baby bear in the sugarcane field is referred to in this line.

The relevant headings are shown below:

On the first occasion, the narrator had put poison (barium carbonate) to kill rats and mice that had got into his library. Bruno, unaware of the poison (as he was supposed to be) entered the library and ate some of it. Consequently, he got paralysed so badly that he could not even stand on his feet. As he weakened rapidly due to the effect of the poison and some vomiting, he barely managed to drag himself and floundered about on his stumps. Heavy breathing with heaving flanks and gaping mouth, his condition remained quite unstable for a while.
On the second occasion, Bruno nearly drank one gallon of the old engine oil that the narrator had drained from the sump of the Studebaker and was keeping as a weapon against the inroads of termites. However, the engine oil, fortunately, did not have any detrimental effects on the sturdy bear.

Yes, Bruno was a very loving and playful companion for everyone in the family and neighbourhood especially the narrator’s wife. He was also very attached to the two Alsatian dogs and to all the children of the tenants living in the narrator’s bungalow and spent most of his time playing and running all over the place. However, Bruno had to be sent away to the zoo in Mysore because he was getting too big to be kept at home.

Bruno, the sloth bear had gradually grown enormously in size, equalled the Alsatians in height and had even outgrown them. Although he was still the same sweet, playful and mischievous pet, he was sent away to a zoo in Mysore because he was getting too big to be kept at home. After three months, when the narrator along with his wife went to visit Bruno (Baba) in the zoo, the bear recognizing the narrator’s wife howled with happiness and stood with his head in delight. However, as the time of leaving the zoo approached, the narrator’s wife cried bitterly and felt depressed and consequently requested the curator of the zoo to give him their Baba back. To this request, the Superintendent in Bangalore agreed and following which, a special island was built in the compound area for Baba keeping all his needs in mind, eventually solving all the problems.

(i) In the given line, ‘he’ refers to Bruno, the bear.

(ii) Bruno was delighted to see the narrator’s wife after three months of painful separation from each other.

(i) In the given line, ‘we all’ refers to the narrator and his entire family and friends.

(ii) They missed Bruno (Baba), the sloth bear after he was sent to a zoo in Mysore.

(iii) They were relieved after Bruno (Baba) was sent to a zoo in Mysore because he was getting too big to be kept at home.

field

ingredients

height

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eighty-seven

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piece

believe

receive

weird

leisure

seize

weight

reign

feign

grief

pierce

(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.)

As can be observed from the index of the pages given, we can find information about the French Revolution on page 813 which has the third heading as French Revolution and information about the Third Estate can be found on page 826 under the same heading as given in the previous case.

We can find the concepts of ‘food security’ and ‘minimum support price’ under the last three topics relating to food in the given box.

The given three topics – bronchitis due to cigarette smoking, heart failure due to bronchitis and bronchitis in children can be easily found in the given book as per the entries mentioned in the same words.

The vet and I made a dash back to the car. Bruno was still floundering about on his stumps, clearly weakening rapidly. He experienced some vomiting and heavy breathing, with heaving flanks and gaping mouth. Everybody was asked to hold him as the Hypodermic medicine went inside. Bruno squealed as 10 c.c. of the antidote entered his system without a drop being wasted. Ten minutes later his condition remained unchanged due to which another 10 c.c. of the antidote was injected. After ten minutes, his breathing became less stertorous as he moved his arms and legs a little, although he could not stand yet. Thirty minutes later, Bruno got up and had a great feed. He looked at us disdainfully as much as to say, ‘What’s barium carbonate to a big black bear like me?’ Bruno was still eating.

(i) (a) Rana does her homework sincerely.

(b) It rains heavily in Mumbai in June.

(c) He does his work obediently.

(d) The dog serves his master faithfully.

(ii) (a) We should never get down from a moving train.

(b) I was badly in need of support after my poor performance.

(c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her immediately.

It was a cold winter’s day and an ant was bringing out some grains of corn from her home in order to dry them which she had gathered in summer. A grasshopper, who was very hungry, saw her and said, “When did you get the corn? I am dying of hunger.” “I collected it in summer,” said the ant. “What were you doing in summer? Why did you not store some corn?” asked the ant. The grasshopper replied, “I was too busy.” “What were you doing?” asked the ant again. “I was singing all day,” answered the grasshopper. “If you sang all summer,” said the ant, “you can dance all winter.”

The snake is trying to escape the pursuing stick with the help of the sudden curvings of its thin long body.

There are different kinds of snakes found from various parts of the world. While some snakes are highly venomous, others are somewhat considered to be non-venomous but within the latter category also, some snakes can have devastating effects.

The names of some of the most venomous snakes of the world are – Inland Taipan, Eastern Brown Snake, King Cobra, and Peron’s Sea Snake etc.

No, the snake is not at all harmful. Its small size makes it harmless even to the children. The snake is green in colour.

Snakes are long reptiles with certain features in which certain snakes are categorised as venomous or non-venomous.

There are no particular distinctions between venomous and non-venomous snakes but unlike venomous snakes, the non-venomous ones cannot bite through clothing. Additionally, there are certain snakes such as the rat snakes that do not harm and instead help in keeping the rodent and insect population down.

In India, Snake Charming is a very common activity wherein the snake charmer i.e. the individual attempts to make the snake move as it watches the movement of the flute. Although, snakes do not have external ears to listen to sounds but they possess the ability to sense vibrations and low-frequency sounds.

Snakes are also a part of worshipping in many parts of India. The festival of Nag Panchami is widely celebrated in which the worshipper performs rituals and worships the images of or live Nagas (cobras) every year. In addition to this, most images and representations of Lord Shiva portray a snake around his neck. The Puranas and various other holy scriptures contain umpteen tales and stories associated with the snakes and Lord Shiva.

The poet uses the words ‘beautiful’ and ‘graceful’ to throw light on the beauty of the snake. He further uses the word ‘harmless’ to describe its unique and distinctive feature which the poet feels is the charm of the snake.

The poet wishes for the snake that it be left unharmed. He wants the snake to go over the water and further into the reeds to hide. The poet feels that the beauty of the snake and its appearance is a distinctive attribute.

The snake lay along the sand until it was observed and then chased away. The snake vanishes in the ripples of the water among the green slim reeds.