The Bond Of Love [Chapter-9] Class: 9 [NCERT Textbook] Author: Kennenth Anderson From the above PPT, students can able to understand about the author, Summary, Theme, Moral, Genre & Conclusion etc of the lesson.

1. The Bond Of Love –Kennenth Anderson
(Chapter- 9)
Presented by- (Group- C)
1. Prakriti Suman ( 1st Leader)
2. Prashant Roy
3. Prem Mallick
4. Prince Kr. Ram
5. Prisha Roy Chaudhury (2nd Leader)

2. About The Author
 Kennenth Anderson was an
Indian born, British writer and
hunter who wrote many books
about his adventure in the
jungles of South India.
 Kennenth Anderson hailed
from a Scottish family settled in
India for six generations.
 Some books written by him:
1. The Tiger Roars
2. Omnibus

3. Theme of the story
 The theme of the story is
that even wild animals like
sloth bears have emotions,
affection, and deep bonds.
The story is developed
around the concept that
love is reciprocal. Even
animals respond sincerely
to the affection and care
shown to them by human
beings.

4. Summary
 While passing through the sugarcane fields
near Mysore, the author came across an
orphaned baby bear. He caught the little
creature and presented it to his wife. The
author’s wife expressed her delight on getting
the baby bear.
 She at once put a colored ribbon around its
neck and named it ‘Bruno’. As time passed,
Bruno got attached to the author’s wife. She
gave him a variety of things to eat and drink
such as porridge, vegetables, nuts, meat, rice,
tea, coffee, lime-juice, etc. Bruno grew
mischievous with the passage of time. One
day, he ate some poison-barium carbonate.

5. It took time to the author’s wife to give
her consent. But finally, she agreed
and Bruno was sent to the zoo. The
separation was very painful. Everyone
in the house particularly the author’s
wife missed him greatly. She was so
grief-stricken that she refused to eat
food. Same was the condition of
Bruno. He also did not eat food and
grew thin and sad.
One day the author’s wife expressed
her wish to visit the zoo to meet
Bruno. The author, thinking that he
must have forgotten her, took her to
the zoo, but after reaching there she
came to know that he still remembered

6. They sat together for three hours. She gave
him tea, lemonade, cakes and ice-cream.
When the ‘closing time’ came, she cried
bitterly. She requested the superintendent of
the zoo to bring Bruno back home.
The superintendent allowed her and made
special arrangement for transporting him to
their home. At home a separate island was
made for Bruno. It was twenty feet long and
fifteen feet wide and was surrounded by a
dry pit, or moat, six feet wide and seven feet
deep.
A wooden box was kept on the island for
Bruno to sleep. Bruno was happy and so
was the author’s wife. They spent hours
together. Such was the bond of love
between a human being and an animal.

7. Moral
 The moral of the story
“The Bond of Love" by
Kenneth Anderson is
that humans may neglect
wild animals or for them
but animals also have
their faith on us. Love is
the factor due to which
they are bonded with us
and it is this quality that
can make a wild animal

8. Genre / Style
 The Bond of Love by
Kenneth Anderson is the
emotional bond between
human beings and animals.
 Anderson's style of writing is
descriptive, as he talks about
his adventures with wild
animals. While
most stories are about
hunting tigers and leopards—
particularly man- eaters—he
includes chapters on his first-
hand encounters with

9. Conclusion
 From the story "The Bond of Love",
we learn that a true bond of love does
not limit to anything, it can be present
amongst the most unexpected places
and nothing can hamper it.

10. New Words
Words Meanings
Gnarled twisted
Hoisted Raised by means of ropes
or pulleys
Curator A person in charge of the
zoo
Conjectured Formed on opinion by
guessing
Fretting Worried
Condiments Spices

11. Scooted Ran away
Studebaker An old American car
Hypodermic A long needle used to
give an injection under
the skin
Floundering Struggling to move
Wantonly For no good reason
Prostrate Lying on the ground
facing downwards
Stertorous breathing Noisy breathing
Fascinating Charming
Termites White ants
Gunny-bags Sack
Sentimentally Emotionally

12. Characteristics Of
Main Character
 CHARACTER SKETCH OF
BRUNO :-
 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.

13. 1. Prakriti Suman (About The Author, Genre / Style, Typing &
Finishing)
2. Prashant Roy (Not given anything)
3. Prem Mallick (Moral & Hard Words)
4. Prince Kr. Ram (Theme & Characteristics of main character)
5. Prisha Roy Chaudhury ( Summary & Conclusion)