The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond

The Blue Umbrella is a novel set withinside the mountainous Gharwal region. The story is about a little girl known as Binya, who on falling upon a set of picnickers, is enchanted via way of means of a lovely blue umbrella belonging to one in all of them.

Incidentally, one of the girls withinside the group takes a liking to Binya’s leopard claw necklace and gives to buy it from her. When Binya refuses, she is requested to select something that she would love in return for it and she chooses the blue umbrella.

After a good deal of pleading, the woman sees eye to eye with her desire and Binya turns into the proud proprietor of the umbrella. But, what takes place when the village shopkeeper sets his eyes on the very identical umbrella and comes to a decision to have it for himself? Binya’s valuable umbrella turns into a source of envy for him and he attempts his utmost to get it from her. What follows is a story of greed, ignominy, and kindness.

The book become tailored right into a film known as The Blue Umbrella in 2005 and which become later awarded the National Film Award for Best Children’s Film.