Question

Write a short summary on the story The Cherry tree which is written by Ruskin Bond

Answer 1

Rakesh lived with his grandfather on the outskirts (immediately outside) of Mussoorie (India).One day he went to the bazaar and bought a packet of cherries. He ate them all the way and when he got home, only three cherries were left.On reaching home, Rakesh gave one cherry (just one, lol!) to his grandfather and ate the remaining two (too greedy!). He ate the last one so slowly that he could taste it for long.Thinking that cherry seeds were lucky, Rakesh decided to keep the last cherry’s seed but grandfather advised him to sow/bury it so that it could grow to a cherry tree.Rakesh got his spade (a metallic tool with which we dig the earth to plant plants) and began to dig in the garden.But that was the wrong place – grandfather had sowed mustard seeds there. Now Rakesh had to find another place for his cherry seed – the shady corner of the garden where wind and snow could not easily trouble the cherry.Rakesh did not have to dig the earth in the corner of the garden because the soil was too soft. He pressed the seed down with his thumb and the cherry seed was sown/buried.After a while both Rakesh and his grandfather forgot about the seed.During winter, Rakesh listened to the wonderful tales/stories told by grandfather.He had to read newspapers for grandfather because the old man had a weak eyesight.