Kevein Books and Reviews

The Cherry Tree by Ruskin Bond is a very nice story promoting the importance of nature through a cute boy Rakesh, aged six. Rakesh lives with his grandfather in a small town of Mussoorie, and there he goes to school every day. For the farming purpose, his parents live in the deeper part of the mountains which is not connected with facilities like school or hospitals, etc. One day Rakesh buys a bunch of cherries from the market, while eating them, he comes home. When he is left with only three cherries, he thinks about sowing seeds of cherries around his home, since there is barely a fruit tree. In the garden around his home, he throws the seed casually. After rain and winter when the next season of monsoon arrives, by luck he notices the tiny plant of the cherry tree. Thereafter, he grows fond of that tree; however, he remains obsessed with its height. He wants it to grow very fast. When he sees that the tree is not growing fast like he thought, he abandons it, thinking i...

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright by Ruskin Bond is a novella loosely based on the theme of conserving wild animals and nature from the realms of greedy human being. A young boy named Rakesh insists Ruskin Bond to narrate a story full of wild animals and forests. Bond agrees but on a term that the end of the story will be provided by the boy himself. Then, Bond narrates a story of a senile tiger that lives in the jungle situated near the river Ganges. Since the towns and farming have been begun around the river banks by clearing the forest, the population of the wild animals shrinks drastically. Poachers and hunters stalk lions, tigers and leopards to display their skin on the walls of their homes as well as to sell in the market. It is sad to note that to fulfill his void ego man kills the innocent animals of jungles. All the tigers of this jungle have been hunted by ferocious hunters, but this tiger has gained great experience in sensing the man and his intentions, thus he knows how to ...