9TH ENG PROSE I CAN'T CLIMB TREES ANY MORE.pdf

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1. I Can’t Climb Trees
Anymore*
9
Th
English Prose By Ruskin Bond

2. Warmup*
•Have you ever visited your ancestral house?
•Doyoulikemodernorancient?
•What kind of home do you like?
•What typeofhomeare youliving?
•ClickheretowatchAncestral house
•Click here to watchRenovated Kerala house

3. Author*
RuskinBondwasbornon19thMay1934.He
isanawardwinningIndianauthorofBritish
descent.Heismuchrenownedforhisrolein
promotingchildren’sliteratureinIndia.The
IndiancouncilforChildEducationhas
recognizedhisroleinthegrowthofchildren’s
literatureinIndia.HegottheSahityaAcademy
Awardin1992for'OurTreesStillGrowinDehra'.
HewasawardedthePadmashriin1999,hehas
writtenover500shortstories,essaysandnovels.
Hispopularnovel'TheBlueUmbrella'wasmade
intoHindiFilmandwasawardedtheNational
FilmAwardforthebest“ChildrenFilm.”

4. Wehaveashortstory
ofRuskinBondnamed:I
Can't Climb Trees
Anymore.The story
highlightstheimportance
ofchildhooddaysin
shapingthecharacterof
aperson.

5. Itdealswiththenostalgicmemoriesofthehappydaysinthe
lifeofamanandhispresentfriendshipwithalittlegirl
enablinghimtorefreshthosememories.

6. Heknowsthatmanyofhisfriendshavemovedtoothercitiesfortheir
career,buthewantedtoseehisgrandmother’sgranitebungalow.

7. Hespentalotoftime
inthebungalowduring
summervacation,and
lateritwassoldto
someoneelse.

8. The man came back to his old house, which is now owned by a
colonel. It brings back the nostalgia forgotten over time.

9. The man was to see the old jack fruit tree still standing beside
the house for around forty years.

10. There he met the Colonel’s little daughter.He shared
some of his childhood memories with her.

11. Hesaidthatheusedtokeepsomeofhistreasureslike
marbles,coins,andhisgrandfather’sironcrossinthe
hollowofjackfruittree25yearsbefore.

12. Marbles,coins,andhisgrandfather’sIroncross

13. Buthewasnotabletoclimbthetree.Thelittlegirl
climbedandturnedtheironcrossontheman’shands.

14. Hegiftedittoherandwalkedawaywithhischildhood
unforgettablememories.

15. Moral:OldisGold!

16. •Doesthevisitorstillliveinthehouse?
•Whatwastheoldhousebuiltwith?
•Whatdidthevisitorhideinthejackfruittree?
•Whendidthevisitoractuallyhidetheironcross?
•Whowasthelittlegirl?
•Doyoulikethisstory?Why?
Evaluation*

17. Thanks with Ramji