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The Bond of Love is a story written by Kenneth Anderson that revolves around the emotional bond of love shared between the author’s wife and her pet sloth bear. The author had rescued the baby sloth bear while he was passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore. The little bear’s mother was shot dead by one of the author’s companions. So, the author rescued the baby bear and took him to Bangalore and gifted him to his wife. She was delighted seeing the little furry creature and tied a coloured ribbon around its neck right away and christened the little animal as ‘Bruno’.
Soon, the author and his family nourished the baby bear like their own child and helped him grow along with their pet Alsatian dogs. As Bruno was growing up, he started bonding with everyone, starting with the children and the pet dogs around. He had a bed of his own and he loved playing and running around the kitchen with other little ones all day long. However, one day, he ate some poison accidentally that was meant to kill rats. After consuming the poison, Bruno was suddenly paralysed and was rushed to the veterinary hospital for treatment. Later, he recovered back to normal. On another occasion, he drank almost a gallon of old engine oil that was meant to kill termites. However, consuming it had no ill effects on him whatsoever.
As days passed, Bruno started growing in size, but he had a playful nature. Later, the author’s wife changed his name to ‘Baba’ which meant a small boy in Hindi. Gradually, he learnt some tricks and began entertaining everyone around him. Nonetheless, he was kept chained most of the time as the tenants’ children were afraid to come closer to him due to his growing size. Thus, everyone except the author’s wife decided to take him to the zoo as he had become enormous and was not fit to be kept as a pet in the house. Although initially, the author’s wife was reluctant but she finally gave in considering everyone’s safety. Soon, the formalities of the Mysore zoo were completed and he was moved there in a cage.
In due course of time, the author’s wife started missing her pet terribly. Even Bruno used to fret often and skipped his meals in sadness. The author’s wife was upset when she learnt that Baba wasn’t having food properly and remained sad all day. So, after three months, she decided to pay a visit to the zoo to check on Baba. Although everyone said that Bruno would not be able to recognize her, when he saw her, he howled with happiness and she petted him through the bars of the cage.
The author’s wife was so touched meeting Bruno that she decided to take him back home. Soon, they obtained the permission of the zoo superintendent and finally brought him back. They made a special island for Baba with all his belongings in a six-foot deep dry pit. Finally, Baba was reunited with the author’s wife and she would spend long hours pampering him by petting his back and lulling him to sleep on her lap. They indeed shared a true and emotional bond of love between them.