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Samiras Awful LunchAuthor Bharati JagannathanIllustrator Preeti Krishnamurthy
Samira made a face when she openedher tiffin box and thought lsquoWho wantsto eat parathas and brinjal curry NotIrsquoLast week Amma had given her noodleswith capsicum and carrots ldquoThenoodles are squiggly and they look likewormsrdquo she said when she went backhome
2
ldquoI donrsquot like noodlesrdquo The next day Amma made upma withpeanuts and peas but Samira ate onlythe peanuts in it and took the rest backhome
ldquoIt was like wet sandrdquo she said whenAmma asked her why she hadnrsquot eatenit
3
ldquoShall I give you idlisrdquo asked AmmaldquoOh yes They would be lovely to playwith I can toss and catch them But Iwill not eat themmdashidlis taste like mudrdquoSo now there were parathas and brinjalcurry Ugh ugh ugh
4
Shutting her tiffin box with a bangSamira went to the school courtyard Arow of ants crawling along the wallsaid ldquoSamira why arenrsquot you eatingyour lunch like all the other childrenrdquoSamira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
5
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe ants agreed They offered her thewing of a cockroach that they werecarefully carrying and said ldquoNow trythis it is really deliciousrdquoldquoOh no I donrsquot want any horriblecockroachesrdquo said Samira and ranaway to the garden
6
Colourful flowers were blooming in thegarden and butterflies were flittingfrom one to the other An orange butterfly with black checksand stripes said ldquoHello Samira Whyarenrsquot you eating your lunch like all theother childrenrdquo
7
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe butterfly agreedldquoWhy donrsquot you drink some nectar fromthe flowers like us It is reallydeliciousrdquo
8
Samira put her tongue into the centreof a flower but could find nothing ldquoI donrsquot want any nectar And I thinkyou are fooling merdquo she cried She ranto the big pipal tree in the lawn
9
A crow cawing above called ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
10
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
Samira made a face when she openedher tiffin box and thought lsquoWho wantsto eat parathas and brinjal curry NotIrsquoLast week Amma had given her noodleswith capsicum and carrots ldquoThenoodles are squiggly and they look likewormsrdquo she said when she went backhome
2
ldquoI donrsquot like noodlesrdquo The next day Amma made upma withpeanuts and peas but Samira ate onlythe peanuts in it and took the rest backhome
ldquoIt was like wet sandrdquo she said whenAmma asked her why she hadnrsquot eatenit
3
ldquoShall I give you idlisrdquo asked AmmaldquoOh yes They would be lovely to playwith I can toss and catch them But Iwill not eat themmdashidlis taste like mudrdquoSo now there were parathas and brinjalcurry Ugh ugh ugh
4
Shutting her tiffin box with a bangSamira went to the school courtyard Arow of ants crawling along the wallsaid ldquoSamira why arenrsquot you eatingyour lunch like all the other childrenrdquoSamira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
5
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe ants agreed They offered her thewing of a cockroach that they werecarefully carrying and said ldquoNow trythis it is really deliciousrdquoldquoOh no I donrsquot want any horriblecockroachesrdquo said Samira and ranaway to the garden
6
Colourful flowers were blooming in thegarden and butterflies were flittingfrom one to the other An orange butterfly with black checksand stripes said ldquoHello Samira Whyarenrsquot you eating your lunch like all theother childrenrdquo
7
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe butterfly agreedldquoWhy donrsquot you drink some nectar fromthe flowers like us It is reallydeliciousrdquo
8
Samira put her tongue into the centreof a flower but could find nothing ldquoI donrsquot want any nectar And I thinkyou are fooling merdquo she cried She ranto the big pipal tree in the lawn
9
A crow cawing above called ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
10
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
ldquoI donrsquot like noodlesrdquo The next day Amma made upma withpeanuts and peas but Samira ate onlythe peanuts in it and took the rest backhome
ldquoIt was like wet sandrdquo she said whenAmma asked her why she hadnrsquot eatenit
3
ldquoShall I give you idlisrdquo asked AmmaldquoOh yes They would be lovely to playwith I can toss and catch them But Iwill not eat themmdashidlis taste like mudrdquoSo now there were parathas and brinjalcurry Ugh ugh ugh
4
Shutting her tiffin box with a bangSamira went to the school courtyard Arow of ants crawling along the wallsaid ldquoSamira why arenrsquot you eatingyour lunch like all the other childrenrdquoSamira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
5
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe ants agreed They offered her thewing of a cockroach that they werecarefully carrying and said ldquoNow trythis it is really deliciousrdquoldquoOh no I donrsquot want any horriblecockroachesrdquo said Samira and ranaway to the garden
6
Colourful flowers were blooming in thegarden and butterflies were flittingfrom one to the other An orange butterfly with black checksand stripes said ldquoHello Samira Whyarenrsquot you eating your lunch like all theother childrenrdquo
7
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe butterfly agreedldquoWhy donrsquot you drink some nectar fromthe flowers like us It is reallydeliciousrdquo
8
Samira put her tongue into the centreof a flower but could find nothing ldquoI donrsquot want any nectar And I thinkyou are fooling merdquo she cried She ranto the big pipal tree in the lawn
9
A crow cawing above called ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
10
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
ldquoShall I give you idlisrdquo asked AmmaldquoOh yes They would be lovely to playwith I can toss and catch them But Iwill not eat themmdashidlis taste like mudrdquoSo now there were parathas and brinjalcurry Ugh ugh ugh
4
Shutting her tiffin box with a bangSamira went to the school courtyard Arow of ants crawling along the wallsaid ldquoSamira why arenrsquot you eatingyour lunch like all the other childrenrdquoSamira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
5
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe ants agreed They offered her thewing of a cockroach that they werecarefully carrying and said ldquoNow trythis it is really deliciousrdquoldquoOh no I donrsquot want any horriblecockroachesrdquo said Samira and ranaway to the garden
6
Colourful flowers were blooming in thegarden and butterflies were flittingfrom one to the other An orange butterfly with black checksand stripes said ldquoHello Samira Whyarenrsquot you eating your lunch like all theother childrenrdquo
7
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe butterfly agreedldquoWhy donrsquot you drink some nectar fromthe flowers like us It is reallydeliciousrdquo
8
Samira put her tongue into the centreof a flower but could find nothing ldquoI donrsquot want any nectar And I thinkyou are fooling merdquo she cried She ranto the big pipal tree in the lawn
9
A crow cawing above called ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
10
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
Shutting her tiffin box with a bangSamira went to the school courtyard Arow of ants crawling along the wallsaid ldquoSamira why arenrsquot you eatingyour lunch like all the other childrenrdquoSamira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
5
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe ants agreed They offered her thewing of a cockroach that they werecarefully carrying and said ldquoNow trythis it is really deliciousrdquoldquoOh no I donrsquot want any horriblecockroachesrdquo said Samira and ranaway to the garden
6
Colourful flowers were blooming in thegarden and butterflies were flittingfrom one to the other An orange butterfly with black checksand stripes said ldquoHello Samira Whyarenrsquot you eating your lunch like all theother childrenrdquo
7
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe butterfly agreedldquoWhy donrsquot you drink some nectar fromthe flowers like us It is reallydeliciousrdquo
8
Samira put her tongue into the centreof a flower but could find nothing ldquoI donrsquot want any nectar And I thinkyou are fooling merdquo she cried She ranto the big pipal tree in the lawn
9
A crow cawing above called ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
10
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe ants agreed They offered her thewing of a cockroach that they werecarefully carrying and said ldquoNow trythis it is really deliciousrdquoldquoOh no I donrsquot want any horriblecockroachesrdquo said Samira and ranaway to the garden
6
Colourful flowers were blooming in thegarden and butterflies were flittingfrom one to the other An orange butterfly with black checksand stripes said ldquoHello Samira Whyarenrsquot you eating your lunch like all theother childrenrdquo
7
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe butterfly agreedldquoWhy donrsquot you drink some nectar fromthe flowers like us It is reallydeliciousrdquo
8
Samira put her tongue into the centreof a flower but could find nothing ldquoI donrsquot want any nectar And I thinkyou are fooling merdquo she cried She ranto the big pipal tree in the lawn
9
A crow cawing above called ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
10
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
Colourful flowers were blooming in thegarden and butterflies were flittingfrom one to the other An orange butterfly with black checksand stripes said ldquoHello Samira Whyarenrsquot you eating your lunch like all theother childrenrdquo
7
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe butterfly agreedldquoWhy donrsquot you drink some nectar fromthe flowers like us It is reallydeliciousrdquo
8
Samira put her tongue into the centreof a flower but could find nothing ldquoI donrsquot want any nectar And I thinkyou are fooling merdquo she cried She ranto the big pipal tree in the lawn
9
A crow cawing above called ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
10
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe butterfly agreedldquoWhy donrsquot you drink some nectar fromthe flowers like us It is reallydeliciousrdquo
8
Samira put her tongue into the centreof a flower but could find nothing ldquoI donrsquot want any nectar And I thinkyou are fooling merdquo she cried She ranto the big pipal tree in the lawn
9
A crow cawing above called ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
10
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
Samira put her tongue into the centreof a flower but could find nothing ldquoI donrsquot want any nectar And I thinkyou are fooling merdquo she cried She ranto the big pipal tree in the lawn
9
A crow cawing above called ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
10
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
A crow cawing above called ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
10
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe crow agreed ldquoHere Irsquoll give yousomething nicerdquo and it dropped a half-eaten mouse for SamiraldquoOh no What a terrible thing Keepyour mouse for yourselfrdquo screamedSamira and ran away to stand near thewall
11
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
Some sparrows were chirruping on theledge of the wall and called out ldquoHelloSamira Why arenrsquot you eating yourlunch like all the other childrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables I donrsquot want anylunchrdquo
12
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
ldquoOf course one cannot eat vegetablesrdquothe sparrows agreed ldquoHere are somecrunchy grains of barley mdash they arereally nutritiousrdquo
Samira chewed one and made aface ldquoThis is like eating pebbles Evenupma is betterrdquo
13
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
A kind sparrow at once asked herldquoWould you like some soft juicy wormsinstead Just a minutehelliprdquo
Just before it flew off to get her a wormSamira said ldquoWorms indeed No thankyou I would much rather eat noodlesrdquoand ran to the gate of the school
14
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
A cow was lazily chewing cud justoutside and mooed when it saw SamiraldquoHellordquo it called ldquoWhy arenrsquot youeating your lunch like all the otherchildrenrdquo
Samira said ldquoI donrsquot like parathas Idonrsquot like vegetables especially brinjalsI donrsquot want any lunchrdquo
15
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
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Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
ldquoOf course cooked brinjals arenrsquot niceat allrdquo the cow agreed ldquoLet me bite offsome of this grass for you mdash it isparticularly sweet after the rains Youshould eat it with the hibiscus bushnext to you You are so lucky I wish Icould get inside this gaterdquo
16
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
Samira was disgusted
She said ldquoI donrsquot want to eat any grassNor any bushes Even idlis would tastebetter than grass And I am glad thegate is closed because the hibiscus haspretty flowers and I donrsquot want you toeat themrdquo
17
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
Samira ran back to her classroom andopened her lunch box
lsquoHow nice my parathas and brinjal curryarersquo she thought and quickly ate themup
18
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
Story AttributionThis story Samiras Awful Lunch is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl opening her lunchbox in school by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 2 School bag and lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page3 Classroom during lunch time by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Lunchbox water bottle and classroom board by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5Girl annoyed at ants on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girlsaying no to ants crawling on the wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7Butterflies in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Butterflies on aflower by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl in a garden by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Crow with a rat hanging off its beak by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Girl watching crow about to eat a dead rat byPreeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Girlfeeding sparrows on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 14 Girlreaching out to sparrows perched on a wall by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 Cow in the garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Girl in themidst of flowers in a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 Girlstopping cow from getting into a garden by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page18 Smiling girl opening her lunch box by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help
(English)Samiras Awful Lunch Samira doesnt like the lunch her mother has packed in her tiffin
box All her animal friends feel bad for her and offer her their lunchRead all about Samiras lunchtime adventure
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authorsillustrators and publishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children ofIndia and the world Our unique online platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creativeCome start weaving today and help us get a book in every childs hand