How long does it take to read The Blue Umbrella?
The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond takes about 1 hour 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 24 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1974. 76 pages, about 20,900 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As soon as Binya saw the beautiful blue silk umbrella she wanted it She wanted it so badly that she was willing to give her lucky leopards claw pendant in exchange No-one in the village had such a fine umbrella and everywhere Binya went the umbrella went too Gradually it faded to a pale blue and was patched in several places but there was still many who envied Binya her treasured possession And the most envious of them all was old Ram Bharosa the shopkeeper who decided that by some means he must own the blue umbrella.
Subjects: Children's stories
