The Blue Umbrella
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Ruskin Bond
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Summary
'The umbrella was like a flower， a great blue flower that had sprung up on the dry brown hillside。'
In exchange for her lucky leopard's claw pendant， Binya acquires a beautiful blue umbrella that makes her the envy of everyone in the village， especially Ram Bharosa， the shopkeeper。 It is the prettiest umbrella in the whole village and she carries it everywhere she goes。
The Blue Umbrella is a short and humorous novella set in the hills of Garhwal。 Written in simple yet witty language， it captures life in a village - where ordinary characters become heroic， and others find opportunities to redeem themselves。
In exchange for her lucky leopard's claw pendant， Binya acquires a beautiful blue umbrella that makes her the envy of everyone in the village， especially Ram Bharosa， the shopkeeper。 It is the prettiest umbrella in the whole village and she carries it everywhere she goes。
The Blue Umbrella is a short and humorous novella set in the hills of Garhwal。 Written in simple yet witty language， it captures life in a village - where ordinary characters become heroic， and others find opportunities to redeem themselves。
Reviews
Subho Routh
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A beautiful story with a great life lesson。
Nazrin A。
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Such a lovely and warm-hearted story。 It's just the one I read has a few spelling mistakes。 Such a lovely and warm-hearted story。 It's just the one I read has a few spelling mistakes。 。。。more
Shourya Gupta
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soo sweet！！ : ）
Bavya Ravichandran
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One of the simplest story books for the children。 The words used here are used to develop the vocabulary。
Archana A
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A cute and a short read that you can complete within 30 to 45 mins depending on your reading speed。 📚I particularly liked the illustrations。 It had been ages since I read such a book。 😊
Parth Sarthi Suhag
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A beautiful story which will put a smile on your face。A great book and you will， in the end， find a big smile on your face。 Its a great book specially for kids。
Ratnakar
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Good story for children
Rishit Singh
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Heartwarming， beautiful， sweet and wonderful。 A great work by the great Mr。 Ruskin Bond。FURTHER READING: go for dust on the mountains， room on the roof or a flight of pigeons。 All by Mr。 Bond。
Akhil James
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Short and sweet story of a garhwal village。
Amal
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Developed reading habits from this book
Muskan | The Quirky Reader
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On the surface， the story seems like a simple one。 However， if you think about it， the metaphors fit so well。 The umbrella represents our materialistic desires， and how adults， like Ram Bharosa， can’t differ right from wrong when it comes to their possessions。 But a child’s mind， like Binya’s， is what is needed to get that kind of clarity。It’s a short read and very wholesome in its aspects。 It gives and insight on human behaviour and actions and how they differ for everyone。 It shows how easy it On the surface， the story seems like a simple one。 However， if you think about it， the metaphors fit so well。 The umbrella represents our materialistic desires， and how adults， like Ram Bharosa， can’t differ right from wrong when it comes to their possessions。 But a child’s mind， like Binya’s， is what is needed to get that kind of clarity。It’s a short read and very wholesome in its aspects。 It gives and insight on human behaviour and actions and how they differ for everyone。 It shows how easy it is to lose oneself in the desire of acquiring something。 A truly amazing read！ 。。。more
Ayesha
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Read for Snakes and Ladders book bingo。Prompt:Old is gold （ book from before you were born ）
Anulekshmi M S
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heartwarming
Shivani
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The Blue Umbrella is a book that I have been wanting to read for a really long time。 Recently， I read and was mesmerized by the simplicity of the characters， the mountains， the relations between the villagers。 It really has the capacity to make you wish the story went on a little longer。 Binya， even being a little girl， has a bigger heart and is forgiving。 Ram Bharose， the shopkeeper， even though had bad intention， was being only human。 The ending was just perfect with everyone happy and satisfi The Blue Umbrella is a book that I have been wanting to read for a really long time。 Recently， I read and was mesmerized by the simplicity of the characters， the mountains， the relations between the villagers。 It really has the capacity to make you wish the story went on a little longer。 Binya， even being a little girl， has a bigger heart and is forgiving。 Ram Bharose， the shopkeeper， even though had bad intention， was being only human。 The ending was just perfect with everyone happy and satisfied。 It's honestly the most wholesome novella I have read in a while。 。。。more
Prajakta | dancingbibliophile
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Simple yet Beautiful tale which manages to make us ponder over our Behaviour！
Srabani Samanta
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Loved the simplicity of the language。 Portrayed the simple living so well and beautiful depiction of sharing， empathyn& kindness - a must read for this generation
Abhinandan
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Short and beautiful story。 Loved it ⛱️
Mudit
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The turn of events in the story was really good。 I felt that the blue umbrella represents a certain type of happiness that one must possess。It made binya happy afterwards it made ram bharose happy。
Jamshid Mattummal
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Love the way Ruskin Bond narrates ♥️
n。otabene
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The blue umbrella。 The source of trouble and empathy。 People always longing for things the cant have 。 They would be sitting on a mountain of golds but still longing for everything they didn't have。 The blue umbrella。 The source of trouble and empathy。 People always longing for things the cant have 。 They would be sitting on a mountain of golds but still longing for everything they didn't have。 。。。more
Nandeesh
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This is a beautiful short story。 Loved it
Prachi Mishra
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Felt nice after reading it。 Small but left me feeling happy and with a desire to be better ， nicer。
Abhishek Sharma
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beautiful blue umbrella
Pranjal Prakash
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A beautiful story with an important lesson regarding love for materialistic things and unknowingly choosing things over people we love。 Nice novella！！
Biswaprava Jena
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 When it comes to Ruskin Bond stories I blindly pick it up to read so as with the book the blue umbrella。The main lead Binaya falls for the beautiful blue umbrella and struggles to stick to it till end☂️Just loved the story 😊
Nabil Bhatiya
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Cute story。 Easy to read， and teaches essential moral lessons。
Shruteka Gupta
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Cute and short。 Feel good book。 Loved it
Rajdeepsinh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is great book for begginers
Urvi Banerjee
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It took me a few hours to complete the book。。really cozy and sweet story。。。loved it。
Kauya
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Such a cute and heart warming short story❤️Quick and easy read。 Recommended to anyone looking for a light read and suitable for all age！
Reference
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