Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

Grandpa was writing a letter Ritu stoodbeside him leaning on the arm of theold chair ldquoGrandpa have you asked Aunty tosend Mani to our home for theholidaysrdquo

2

ldquoOf course dear Ritu I have written toyour Aunty Look here let me read outthe letter - Dear Pooja Hope you arefine Mani must be having holidaysnow Ritu is very eager to see him Dosend him here to Tumkurrdquo

3

Ritu jumped up and down And sinceshe could not stop herself she ranaround the room once and huggedGrandpa ldquoWould you like to post this letteryourselfrdquo asked Grandpa Ritursquos eyes opened wide ldquoAll bymyself Oh may Irdquo

4

ldquoYes little Ritu See I have written theaddress Take it to the Post Office Givethe postcard to Ramesh Uncle You doknow that big uncle with the bighandle-bar moustaches donrsquot yourdquo ldquoYes Grandpa He is the uncle whotaught Mani how to ride the cycle lastsummer Will he take the letter to AuntyPoojardquo asked Ritu ldquoNo dear But the letter will reach youraunty donrsquot worryrdquo

5

Ritu picked up her little pink bag Sheput the postcard inside She put a pencilinside too She felt very important Ritu felt very grown-up And just a weebit scared what if Bageera the dogchased her But Ritu was very eager to post theletter So she left for the post office thatwas just four buildings away

6

After taking a few stepsRitu stopped and took out the letterShe could not read Grandparsquoshandwriting very well She tried toremember what Grandpa had read Then after the word that she thoughtwas lsquoTumkurrsquo Ritu wrote lsquoPLEECErsquoHappy with her work Ritu walked on

7

After she had reached the next building Ritu stopped and took out the postcardonce again What if Pooja Aunty did not realise how eager Ritu was to see Mani SoRitu took out her pencil again and wrote lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

8

Finally Ritu reached the small post office There was a red post box outside the postoffice Ritu could not reach the mouth of the post box even if she stood on her toes

9

She walked boldly up to Uncle RameshHe took the postcard from her andsmiled ldquoSmart girl Now run back toyour house carefully I shall make sureyour letter reaches your auntyrdquo But Ritu did not run out She saw UncleRamesh pick up a pen and scribblesomething on the card Then he gave itto the postman who was stampingmany letters with the postmark

10

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Grandpa was writing a letter Ritu stoodbeside him leaning on the arm of theold chair ldquoGrandpa have you asked Aunty tosend Mani to our home for theholidaysrdquo

2

ldquoOf course dear Ritu I have written toyour Aunty Look here let me read outthe letter - Dear Pooja Hope you arefine Mani must be having holidaysnow Ritu is very eager to see him Dosend him here to Tumkurrdquo

3

Ritu jumped up and down And sinceshe could not stop herself she ranaround the room once and huggedGrandpa ldquoWould you like to post this letteryourselfrdquo asked Grandpa Ritursquos eyes opened wide ldquoAll bymyself Oh may Irdquo

4

ldquoYes little Ritu See I have written theaddress Take it to the Post Office Givethe postcard to Ramesh Uncle You doknow that big uncle with the bighandle-bar moustaches donrsquot yourdquo ldquoYes Grandpa He is the uncle whotaught Mani how to ride the cycle lastsummer Will he take the letter to AuntyPoojardquo asked Ritu ldquoNo dear But the letter will reach youraunty donrsquot worryrdquo

5

Ritu picked up her little pink bag Sheput the postcard inside She put a pencilinside too She felt very important Ritu felt very grown-up And just a weebit scared what if Bageera the dogchased her But Ritu was very eager to post theletter So she left for the post office thatwas just four buildings away

6

After taking a few stepsRitu stopped and took out the letterShe could not read Grandparsquoshandwriting very well She tried toremember what Grandpa had read Then after the word that she thoughtwas lsquoTumkurrsquo Ritu wrote lsquoPLEECErsquoHappy with her work Ritu walked on

7

After she had reached the next building Ritu stopped and took out the postcardonce again What if Pooja Aunty did not realise how eager Ritu was to see Mani SoRitu took out her pencil again and wrote lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

8

Finally Ritu reached the small post office There was a red post box outside the postoffice Ritu could not reach the mouth of the post box even if she stood on her toes

9

She walked boldly up to Uncle RameshHe took the postcard from her andsmiled ldquoSmart girl Now run back toyour house carefully I shall make sureyour letter reaches your auntyrdquo But Ritu did not run out She saw UncleRamesh pick up a pen and scribblesomething on the card Then he gave itto the postman who was stampingmany letters with the postmark

10

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

ldquoOf course dear Ritu I have written toyour Aunty Look here let me read outthe letter - Dear Pooja Hope you arefine Mani must be having holidaysnow Ritu is very eager to see him Dosend him here to Tumkurrdquo

3

Ritu jumped up and down And sinceshe could not stop herself she ranaround the room once and huggedGrandpa ldquoWould you like to post this letteryourselfrdquo asked Grandpa Ritursquos eyes opened wide ldquoAll bymyself Oh may Irdquo

4

ldquoYes little Ritu See I have written theaddress Take it to the Post Office Givethe postcard to Ramesh Uncle You doknow that big uncle with the bighandle-bar moustaches donrsquot yourdquo ldquoYes Grandpa He is the uncle whotaught Mani how to ride the cycle lastsummer Will he take the letter to AuntyPoojardquo asked Ritu ldquoNo dear But the letter will reach youraunty donrsquot worryrdquo

5

Ritu picked up her little pink bag Sheput the postcard inside She put a pencilinside too She felt very important Ritu felt very grown-up And just a weebit scared what if Bageera the dogchased her But Ritu was very eager to post theletter So she left for the post office thatwas just four buildings away

6

After taking a few stepsRitu stopped and took out the letterShe could not read Grandparsquoshandwriting very well She tried toremember what Grandpa had read Then after the word that she thoughtwas lsquoTumkurrsquo Ritu wrote lsquoPLEECErsquoHappy with her work Ritu walked on

7

After she had reached the next building Ritu stopped and took out the postcardonce again What if Pooja Aunty did not realise how eager Ritu was to see Mani SoRitu took out her pencil again and wrote lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

8

Finally Ritu reached the small post office There was a red post box outside the postoffice Ritu could not reach the mouth of the post box even if she stood on her toes

9

She walked boldly up to Uncle RameshHe took the postcard from her andsmiled ldquoSmart girl Now run back toyour house carefully I shall make sureyour letter reaches your auntyrdquo But Ritu did not run out She saw UncleRamesh pick up a pen and scribblesomething on the card Then he gave itto the postman who was stampingmany letters with the postmark

10

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritu jumped up and down And sinceshe could not stop herself she ranaround the room once and huggedGrandpa ldquoWould you like to post this letteryourselfrdquo asked Grandpa Ritursquos eyes opened wide ldquoAll bymyself Oh may Irdquo

4

ldquoYes little Ritu See I have written theaddress Take it to the Post Office Givethe postcard to Ramesh Uncle You doknow that big uncle with the bighandle-bar moustaches donrsquot yourdquo ldquoYes Grandpa He is the uncle whotaught Mani how to ride the cycle lastsummer Will he take the letter to AuntyPoojardquo asked Ritu ldquoNo dear But the letter will reach youraunty donrsquot worryrdquo

5

Ritu picked up her little pink bag Sheput the postcard inside She put a pencilinside too She felt very important Ritu felt very grown-up And just a weebit scared what if Bageera the dogchased her But Ritu was very eager to post theletter So she left for the post office thatwas just four buildings away

6

After taking a few stepsRitu stopped and took out the letterShe could not read Grandparsquoshandwriting very well She tried toremember what Grandpa had read Then after the word that she thoughtwas lsquoTumkurrsquo Ritu wrote lsquoPLEECErsquoHappy with her work Ritu walked on

7

After she had reached the next building Ritu stopped and took out the postcardonce again What if Pooja Aunty did not realise how eager Ritu was to see Mani SoRitu took out her pencil again and wrote lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

8

Finally Ritu reached the small post office There was a red post box outside the postoffice Ritu could not reach the mouth of the post box even if she stood on her toes

9

She walked boldly up to Uncle RameshHe took the postcard from her andsmiled ldquoSmart girl Now run back toyour house carefully I shall make sureyour letter reaches your auntyrdquo But Ritu did not run out She saw UncleRamesh pick up a pen and scribblesomething on the card Then he gave itto the postman who was stampingmany letters with the postmark

10

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

ldquoYes little Ritu See I have written theaddress Take it to the Post Office Givethe postcard to Ramesh Uncle You doknow that big uncle with the bighandle-bar moustaches donrsquot yourdquo ldquoYes Grandpa He is the uncle whotaught Mani how to ride the cycle lastsummer Will he take the letter to AuntyPoojardquo asked Ritu ldquoNo dear But the letter will reach youraunty donrsquot worryrdquo

5

Ritu picked up her little pink bag Sheput the postcard inside She put a pencilinside too She felt very important Ritu felt very grown-up And just a weebit scared what if Bageera the dogchased her But Ritu was very eager to post theletter So she left for the post office thatwas just four buildings away

6

After taking a few stepsRitu stopped and took out the letterShe could not read Grandparsquoshandwriting very well She tried toremember what Grandpa had read Then after the word that she thoughtwas lsquoTumkurrsquo Ritu wrote lsquoPLEECErsquoHappy with her work Ritu walked on

7

After she had reached the next building Ritu stopped and took out the postcardonce again What if Pooja Aunty did not realise how eager Ritu was to see Mani SoRitu took out her pencil again and wrote lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

8

Finally Ritu reached the small post office There was a red post box outside the postoffice Ritu could not reach the mouth of the post box even if she stood on her toes

9

She walked boldly up to Uncle RameshHe took the postcard from her andsmiled ldquoSmart girl Now run back toyour house carefully I shall make sureyour letter reaches your auntyrdquo But Ritu did not run out She saw UncleRamesh pick up a pen and scribblesomething on the card Then he gave itto the postman who was stampingmany letters with the postmark

10

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritu picked up her little pink bag Sheput the postcard inside She put a pencilinside too She felt very important Ritu felt very grown-up And just a weebit scared what if Bageera the dogchased her But Ritu was very eager to post theletter So she left for the post office thatwas just four buildings away

6

After taking a few stepsRitu stopped and took out the letterShe could not read Grandparsquoshandwriting very well She tried toremember what Grandpa had read Then after the word that she thoughtwas lsquoTumkurrsquo Ritu wrote lsquoPLEECErsquoHappy with her work Ritu walked on

7

After she had reached the next building Ritu stopped and took out the postcardonce again What if Pooja Aunty did not realise how eager Ritu was to see Mani SoRitu took out her pencil again and wrote lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

8

Finally Ritu reached the small post office There was a red post box outside the postoffice Ritu could not reach the mouth of the post box even if she stood on her toes

9

She walked boldly up to Uncle RameshHe took the postcard from her andsmiled ldquoSmart girl Now run back toyour house carefully I shall make sureyour letter reaches your auntyrdquo But Ritu did not run out She saw UncleRamesh pick up a pen and scribblesomething on the card Then he gave itto the postman who was stampingmany letters with the postmark

10

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

After taking a few stepsRitu stopped and took out the letterShe could not read Grandparsquoshandwriting very well She tried toremember what Grandpa had read Then after the word that she thoughtwas lsquoTumkurrsquo Ritu wrote lsquoPLEECErsquoHappy with her work Ritu walked on

7

After she had reached the next building Ritu stopped and took out the postcardonce again What if Pooja Aunty did not realise how eager Ritu was to see Mani SoRitu took out her pencil again and wrote lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

8

Finally Ritu reached the small post office There was a red post box outside the postoffice Ritu could not reach the mouth of the post box even if she stood on her toes

9

She walked boldly up to Uncle RameshHe took the postcard from her andsmiled ldquoSmart girl Now run back toyour house carefully I shall make sureyour letter reaches your auntyrdquo But Ritu did not run out She saw UncleRamesh pick up a pen and scribblesomething on the card Then he gave itto the postman who was stampingmany letters with the postmark

10

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

After she had reached the next building Ritu stopped and took out the postcardonce again What if Pooja Aunty did not realise how eager Ritu was to see Mani SoRitu took out her pencil again and wrote lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

8

Finally Ritu reached the small post office There was a red post box outside the postoffice Ritu could not reach the mouth of the post box even if she stood on her toes

9

She walked boldly up to Uncle RameshHe took the postcard from her andsmiled ldquoSmart girl Now run back toyour house carefully I shall make sureyour letter reaches your auntyrdquo But Ritu did not run out She saw UncleRamesh pick up a pen and scribblesomething on the card Then he gave itto the postman who was stampingmany letters with the postmark

10

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Finally Ritu reached the small post office There was a red post box outside the postoffice Ritu could not reach the mouth of the post box even if she stood on her toes

9

She walked boldly up to Uncle RameshHe took the postcard from her andsmiled ldquoSmart girl Now run back toyour house carefully I shall make sureyour letter reaches your auntyrdquo But Ritu did not run out She saw UncleRamesh pick up a pen and scribblesomething on the card Then he gave itto the postman who was stampingmany letters with the postmark

10

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

She walked boldly up to Uncle RameshHe took the postcard from her andsmiled ldquoSmart girl Now run back toyour house carefully I shall make sureyour letter reaches your auntyrdquo But Ritu did not run out She saw UncleRamesh pick up a pen and scribblesomething on the card Then he gave itto the postman who was stampingmany letters with the postmark

10

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Dhhum dhhum DHHUM he poundedon the letters When he saw Ritusletter he stopped Then he smiled Hepicked out a pencil from behind his earand wrote something on the card

11

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Five days passed The postman broughta letter to Grandpa Grandpa read itwith a smile ldquoRitu your aunty says shewill send Mani here day-after Let meread out the letter Dear FatherhelliptarararadatadadadadaI am sending Mani tomorrow He willreach Tumkur on Friday I think Ritumust be very eager to see him Yourletter was very interestinghelliprdquo

12

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

ldquoGrandpa I wrote lsquoPLEECErsquo on theletter thatrsquos whyrdquo said Ritu inexcitement ldquohellipYour postcard had twenty lsquoPleasersquoswritten all over itrdquo

13

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritu did not know how one lsquopleasersquo hadbecome twenty She was just happy she had added onelsquoPLEECErsquo Andanother lsquoPLEEEESErsquo

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Ritus Letter Gets Longer is written by Mala Kumar copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development and production of this book has been supported by Sheila Gulati PrathamBooks is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl writing and dog watching by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl talking tograndfather by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Grandfather girl and dog by Henu copy PrathamBooks 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl hugging man by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 5 Man helping boy cycle by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlrunning from dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl writing a letter and dog watching by Henucopy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Girl writing letter with a dog by her side by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl posting a letter at post office by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Postman holding letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girland dog with postman by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl man postman and dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Happy girl jumping byHenu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Man and playful dog by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 15 People laughing at letter by Henu copy Pratham Books 2010 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help

(English)Ritus Letter Gets Longer

Little Ritu is very eager to see her cousin So she posts him a veryspecial letter

Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand