The Cherry Tree, Ruskin Bond
The Cherry Tree, Ruskin Bond
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The Cherry Tree

Author: Ruskin Bond

Narrator: Ruskin Bond

Unabridged: 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/24/2019

Synopsis

Rakesh plants a cherry seedling in his garden and watches it grow. As seasons go by, the small tree survives heavy monsoon showers, a hungry goat that eats most of the leaves and a grass cutter who splits it into two with one sweep. At last, on his ninth birthday, Rakesh is rewarded with a miraculous sight-the first pink blossoms of his precious cherry tree!

About The Author

Born in Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dehradun, New Delhi and Simla. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written over 500 short stories, essays and novellas (including Vagrants in the Valley and A Flight of Pigeons) and more than forty books for children. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in India in 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999, and the Delhi government's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his extended family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Reading_ on December 18, 2022

This one is really great for kids in the sense that the illustrations are awesome and the story depicts the perfect relationship between a grandfather and a grandson. As is with Ruskin Bond books, this one didn't disappoint at all. The whole story is about preserving nature, telling the younger genera......more

Goodreads review by bookswithsakshi on April 21, 2022

I loved this short story 🥰 I read this for my exam and it talks about significant themes like: resilience, pride, dedication, etc.......more

Goodreads review by Ravi on March 24, 2017

The subtle nuances in Ruskin Bond books are brilliant. The way he tells the story make us wish to become children again.......more

Goodreads review by Vaibhav on May 05, 2021

What it feels to be a God? This short story, The cherry tree was made so famous at the time of its release that it was published as a standalone book altogether. The author takes us into the world of Rakesh, living with his grandfather when one day coming home from Mussoorie bazaar plants a cherry tr......more

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