Malu Bhalu Summary
‘Malu Bhalu’ is a very special & beautiful poem extracted from kamla Bhasin’s Malu. Bhalu the poem has been translated by Sandhya Rao. The poem is about a little polar bear & her Journey to learn new things.
The first two Para’s of the poem “High up . . . . . clever girl” describe about the little bear Malu Bhalu. They lived in ice. She was loaded with white fur. She was a little polar bear learning new things. She learn fishing & other activities from her parents. She was a very clever girl indeed.
The third & the fourth Para of the poem “Malu said . . . . . not rest” highlights the curiosity of the little bear. One fine day Malu asked her mother if she could go out far to play. She wanted to discover the new things. Malu’s mother replied to have some patience. She asks Malu to wait till the summer. It was the time to test Malu’s patience. Malu couldn’t resist but wanted the summer’s to arrive soon.
The fifth & sixth Para of the poem “First things . . . . . advised her” highlights the guidance of Malu’s mother. Malu’s mother advised her to learn the initial things first. Malu’s mother holds Malu tight in her arms as she realise her daughter is now growing up. Malu’s mother than told Malu she has to learn swimming now. Malu gets worried on hearing this from her mom. Malu questioned her mom how would she do it Malu’s mother assured her to do what she said.
The seventh & eighth Para of the poem “she had no . . . . . right” describes the choice as she wanted to discover the world on her own. Malu hold her mom’s hand tight & jumped into the water. She was as brave as her mother. As she jumped into the water the doubt & fear was over. She gained confidence & swam with all her courage.
The last Para of the poem. “But swimming . . . . . . too” concludes the poem in a positive way. Malu’s mother got assured that Malu was not only brave & fearless but was very special as well. The poem is a very beautiful piece describing the relationship between a daughter & a mother. How a mother prepares her daughter & teaches her everything is very beautifully mentioned in the poem.