Read the following passage carefully.
I will begin with Bruno, my wife’s pet sloth bear. I got him for her by accident. Two years ago, we were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore. People were driving away from the wild pigs from the fields by shooting at them. Some were shot and some escaped. We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun One of my companions the hot sun. One of my companions shot the bear on the spot.
As we watched the fallen animal, we were surprised to see that the black fur on its back moved. It was a baby bear that had been riding on its mother’s back. The little creature ran around its parent making a pitiful noise.
I ran up to it to capture. It scooted into the sugarcane field. I finally caught the baby bear by holding it in its scruff while it snapped and tried to scratch me with its long, hooked claws. (The Bond of Love) Now, answer the following questions.
1. Who was Bruno?
2. Where did the author get Bruno?
3. What is referred to as ‘little creature’ in the above passage?
4. Who captured the baby bear?
5. What made them surprised?
