THE BANYAN TREE
                 −Ruskin  Bond

Part I

The old banyan tree
As a child, the author lived with his grandparents in their house. There was an old banyan tree in the garden. The author considered to be his own. His grandfather had become old and could not climb trees, so the boy was free to climb it whenever he wanted. He loved the tree because it was quite huge and had spread out its branches to form intricate pass…