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Ammus PuppyAuthor Sowmya RajendranIllustrator Soumya Menon
Ammu did not have a puppyBut she told everyone in school that she did
2
My puppyrsquos name is Shankar she told Venu Shankar eats bananas she told Abdul Shankar is black she told Kumari Shankar plays ball with me she told Unni
3
So Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni told Ammu that they would comehome To see Shankar Ammu shook her head You canrsquot she said
4
Why they asked Because Shankar is scared of crowds said Ammu
Then wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari
5
You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu
6
Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say
7
That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick
8
She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow
In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever
9
Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread
10
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Ammu did not have a puppyBut she told everyone in school that she did
2
My puppyrsquos name is Shankar she told Venu Shankar eats bananas she told Abdul Shankar is black she told Kumari Shankar plays ball with me she told Unni
3
So Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni told Ammu that they would comehome To see Shankar Ammu shook her head You canrsquot she said
4
Why they asked Because Shankar is scared of crowds said Ammu
Then wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari
5
You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu
6
Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say
7
That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick
8
She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow
In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever
9
Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread
10
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
My puppyrsquos name is Shankar she told Venu Shankar eats bananas she told Abdul Shankar is black she told Kumari Shankar plays ball with me she told Unni
3
So Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni told Ammu that they would comehome To see Shankar Ammu shook her head You canrsquot she said
4
Why they asked Because Shankar is scared of crowds said Ammu
Then wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari
5
You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu
6
Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say
7
That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick
8
She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow
In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever
9
Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread
10
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
So Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni told Ammu that they would comehome To see Shankar Ammu shook her head You canrsquot she said
4
Why they asked Because Shankar is scared of crowds said Ammu
Then wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari
5
You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu
6
Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say
7
That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick
8
She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow
In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever
9
Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread
10
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Why they asked Because Shankar is scared of crowds said Ammu
Then wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari
5
You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu
6
Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say
7
That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick
8
She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow
In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever
9
Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread
10
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu
6
Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say
7
That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick
8
She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow
In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever
9
Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread
10
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say
7
That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick
8
She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow
In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever
9
Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread
10
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick
8
She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow
In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever
9
Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread
10
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow
In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever
9
Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread
10
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread
10
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home
Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu
11
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari
12
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul
Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside
13
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo
Oh said Ammu I made that up
14
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul
Oh said Ammu I made that up
15
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni
Oh said Ammu I made that up
16
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
But he loves bananas said Kumari
I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily
17
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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 Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother
one day
You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why
must you look like me
Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks
like hers
2
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there
No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you
The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me
3
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go
Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all
Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park
4
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves
Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked
Found it Amma exclaimed
Found what Kavita asked still confused 5
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf
Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added
Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested
6
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving
her this task
Kavita searched high and low
She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees
She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves
7
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar
Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother
No said Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother
9
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance
Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother
No repeated Kavita shaking her head
The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
How about that dragonflythere asked Amma
Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as
clear as water
No she said shaking her headagain
The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So
the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother
11
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis
Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands
to pray
What about this one Ammaasked
No said Kavita shaking herhead
The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has
six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be
the caterpillars mother
12
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Kavita was tired of searching
We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed
Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep
your eyes open
Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita
Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too
13
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search
And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants
There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again
Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something
15
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Kavita looked at the butterfly closely
The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not
The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not
The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour
The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight
The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones
No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe
Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head
16
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Really asked Kavita indisbelief
Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the
caterpillars mother
Butbut Kavita hesitated
But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said
Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like
her mother
They are both beautiful just theway they are
17
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause
Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma
Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does
18
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
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 Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry
2
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way
3
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot
4
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike
5
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot
6
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary
7
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8
6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art
The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations
The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations
These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo
8