Question

Book review on the blue umbrella by ruskin bond

Answer 1

=> Ram gifts her pendant with a bear's claw in it, which is considered even luckier than of leopard's. The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond is a children's book. The story is short and simple but elegantly touches the heart of people...

Answer 2

This is a children's fiction. It has a simple story about a girl name Binny and her love of a blue silk umbrella which she spots and obtains it from some picnickers in exchange for a necklace which had a leopard's claw which was considered as good luck. The adults of the village are jealous of her. Children adore and appreciate her umbrella and she gives it to them to hold. The story describes, how happy Binny is with her umbrella which she never closes.Ram Bharosa owns a shop in Binny's village and out of intense longing and jealousy of obtaining her umbrella, sets up a boy named Rajaram, then working in his shop to obtain the umbrella from Binny. He offers to pay three rupees to Rajaram for successfully carrying out the act. However, after stealing the umbrella Binny spots Rajaram with it and chases him and is further helped by her brother Bijju, who puts up a fight with Rajaram and the umbrella is restored to Binny. Ram Bharosa lives in utter disgrace for two weeks, since people of the village have abandoned him and nobody of the village trusts him anymore. Binny feels sorry for Ram Bharosa, because somehow she feels that his state is on account of her longing for that umbrella. Out of the greatness of her soul she visits his shops leaves him the umbrella. He then flaunts it to villagers and this time there is no guilt as he was gifted by Binny.On the other hand, Ram Bharosa obtains a bear claw which is even considered more lucky than a leopard's. He makes a a pendant out of it with a silver chain and gifts it to Binny. At the end both are happy and their conscious is free from any guilt.