The Bond of Love Summary
Once, Anderson and his companions were passing through sugarcane fields near Mysore, when they encountered wild pigs, which were being driven from the fields. Some of them were shot, while others escaped. He thought that when a black bear suddenly appeared, everything came to an end and one of the writer's friends killed him. Soon they find out that the bear who was killed was carrying a baby bear on its back. Distressed, the young cub makes a pathetic noise, running around his naïve parents.
Anderson tried to seize the cub, but it escaped into the sugarcane fields, only to be pursued and eventually captured by the author. He presented the young bear to his wife, who was pleased with it. He once put a colored ribbon around his neck, and after finding out that he was a male cub, he named it Bruno. At first, the young bear drank milk from a bottle, but soon he started eating all kinds of food. He would eat spices, bread, eggs, chocolate, sweets, pudding, ice cream, etc., etc., regardless of oatmeal, vegetables, fruits, nuts, meat, curries and rice, etc., as for drinks, Bruno did something. Drank too. Milk, tea, coffee, lime-juice, aerated water, buttermilk, beer and alcoholic beverages. It all went down with joy.
Bruno was very fond of the two Alsatian dogs, which were owned by the family as well as the children of the tenants. He enjoyed complete freedom and moved to every area of the writer's house, including the kitchen and even slept in his beds.
One day, Bruno met with an accident. He entered the library and ate something from barium carbonate, a poison, which the author had placed to kill mice. Poison soon made its impact and Bruno suffered a paralysis attack. However, he managed to reach the writer's wife, who had once informed her husband. Bruno was immediately taken to a vet, who injected two antidote each of 10 cc to the bear. Bruno recovered and soon began to eat normally. Another time, Bruno drank old engine oil, which the author had placed as a weapon against the ill effects of termites. However, it had no effect on them.
The writer's family took good care of Bruno, so he grew at a brisk pace and increased in size several times. He had become mischievous and playful. Bruno was very fond of the writer's family, but he loved the writer's wife the most, and she loved him too! The writer's wife now changed her name to Baba, which means 'little boy'. He also leaked to do some tricks, but still had to be held in chains due to the children of the tenants.
Soon the author and his son, and their friends, felt that Bruno should be sent to the zoo as he had grown too big to keep at home. The narrator's wife, who was deeply in love with Bruno, became convinced after much effort. After receiving positive response from the curator, the bear was taken to Mysore Zoo.
Although the author and his family missed Bruno very much; But in a way he was relieved. Although his wife was inconsistent. He cried and fussed and ate nothing. Meanwhile, the curator's report and friends of the narrator who visited the zoo reported that Bruno, though well, was also unhappy and was not eating anything. After three months, at the insistence of his wife, the writer took him to the zoo.
Bruno once recognized the writer's wife and cheered happily while swinging. After feeding Bruno three hours and being pampered, the writer's wife requested the curator to give Bruno back. In return, she recommended him to contact the superintendent. Finally, with the superintendent's permission, Bruno was brought home. To keep her comfortable and safe, an island with a dry pit or moat around it was specially built for her. The author's wife would spend a lot of time on the island, sitting on Bruno's lap. This indicated that dull bears also have affection, memory, and personal characteristics.
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