The Cherry Tree full chapter written by Ruskin Bond

One day, when Rakesh was six, he walked home from the Mussoorie bazaar eatingcome all the way from the Kashmir Valley.Here in the Himalayan foothills where Rakesh lived, there were not many fruit trees. Thesoil was stony and the dry cold winds stunted¹ the growth of most plants. But on the moresheltered slopes² there were forests of oak and deodar.Rakesh lived with his grandfather on the outskirts³...