The Cherry Tree (Ruskin Bond) — Practice

Question 1

Where does Ruskin Bond live, and what is the setting of 'The Cherry Tree'?

Accepted Answer

✦ Answer: Ruskin Bond has lived in Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand for over 60 years. 'The Cherry Tree' is set in his Mussoorie garden — autobiographical.

Question 2

Describe three challenges the cherry tree faced and how it survived.

Accepted Answer

Step 1 — Goat ate the top.
  A goat broke through the fence and ate off the top of the young sapling. Bond thought the tree was dead.

Step 2 — Survival.
  Surprisingly, the tree regrew — even stronger. Nature's resilience.

Step 3 — Other challenges.
  • Strong wind bent it
  • Cattle nearly trampled it
  • Hot summers, cold winters
  • Children tried to climb it

Step 4 — Each time it survived.
  Despite all setbacks, the tree kept growing. By year 8, it was a tall, blossoming beauty.

Step 5 — Lesson.
  Resilience is at the heart of nature. Living things often survive what seems impossible. Patience and care from caretaker also matters.

✦ Answer: The cherry tree survived (1) a goat eating its top, (2) strong winds, (3) cattle nearly trampling it, plus weather extremes and children climbing it. Each setback, it regrew stronger. Bond's patient care + nature's resilience = success.

Practice — The Cherry Tree (Ruskin Bond)

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