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Ammus PuppyAuthor Sowmya RajendranIllustrator Soumya Menon

Ammu did not have a puppyBut she told everyone in school that she did

2

My puppyrsquos name is Shankar she told Venu Shankar eats bananas she told Abdul Shankar is black she told Kumari Shankar plays ball with me she told Unni

3

So Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni told Ammu that they would comehome To see Shankar Ammu shook her head You canrsquot she said

4

Why they asked Because Shankar is scared of crowds said Ammu

Then wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari

5

You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu

6

Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say

7

That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick

8

She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow

In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever

9

Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread

10

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 2: Author - Read a story

Ammu did not have a puppyBut she told everyone in school that she did

2

My puppyrsquos name is Shankar she told Venu Shankar eats bananas she told Abdul Shankar is black she told Kumari Shankar plays ball with me she told Unni

3

So Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni told Ammu that they would comehome To see Shankar Ammu shook her head You canrsquot she said

4

Why they asked Because Shankar is scared of crowds said Ammu

Then wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari

5

You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu

6

Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say

7

That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick

8

She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow

In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever

9

Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread

10

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 3: Author - Read a story

My puppyrsquos name is Shankar she told Venu Shankar eats bananas she told Abdul Shankar is black she told Kumari Shankar plays ball with me she told Unni

3

So Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni told Ammu that they would comehome To see Shankar Ammu shook her head You canrsquot she said

4

Why they asked Because Shankar is scared of crowds said Ammu

Then wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari

5

You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu

6

Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say

7

That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick

8

She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow

In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever

9

Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread

10

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 4: Author - Read a story

So Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni told Ammu that they would comehome To see Shankar Ammu shook her head You canrsquot she said

4

Why they asked Because Shankar is scared of crowds said Ammu

Then wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari

5

You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu

6

Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say

7

That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick

8

She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow

In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever

9

Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread

10

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 5: Author - Read a story

Why they asked Because Shankar is scared of crowds said Ammu

Then wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari

5

You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu

6

Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say

7

That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick

8

She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow

In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever

9

Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread

10

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 6: Author - Read a story

You canrsquot Ammu said Why asked Unni Because wersquore going out today said Ammu

6

Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say

7

That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick

8

She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow

In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever

9

Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread

10

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 7: Author - Read a story

Then wersquoll come tomorrow said Abdul Wersquoll bring bananas for him said Venu Wersquoll play with him one by one said Kumari Okay said Ammu She didnrsquot know what else to say

7

That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick

8

She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow

In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever

9

Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread

10

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 8: Author - Read a story

That evening Ammu asked Achan if he would buy a puppy forherWersquoll see said Achan But itrsquos urgent said Ammu Achan laughedAmmu didnrsquot eat dinner She felt sick

8

She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow

In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever

9

Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread

10

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 9: Author - Read a story

She didnrsquot want to think about tomorrow

In the morning Amma said You look illShe touched Ammursquos forehead A fever

9

Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread

10

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 10: Author - Read a story

Stay at home today Amma said So Ammu skipped school She lay in bed all day She didnrsquot smile at all All she ate was a slice of bread

10

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 11: Author - Read a story

In the evening Venu Abdul Kumari and Unni came home

Why didnrsquot you come to school today asked Unni I am sick said Ammu

11

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 12: Author - Read a story

We saw Shankar said Abdul Where asked Ammu In the garden said Kumari

12

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 13: Author - Read a story

He didnrsquot want to play ball said Abdul

Suddenly Ammu got up from bed She ran outside

13

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 14: Author - Read a story

It was true There was a puppy in her garden Shankar But hersquos not black said Venu Hersquos brownrsquo

Oh said Ammu I made that up

14

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 15: Author - Read a story

Hersquos not afraid of crowds said Abdul

Oh said Ammu I made that up

15

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 16: Author - Read a story

He doesnrsquot like playing ball said Unni

Oh said Ammu I made that up

16

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 17: Author - Read a story

But he loves bananas said Kumari

I told you didnrsquot I smiled Ammu happily

17

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 18: Author - Read a story

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Ammus Puppy is written by Sowmya Rajendran copy Storyweaver Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis story was first published on StoryWeaver It was created as part of StoryWeavers Weave-a-Story campaign which focussed on translating stories into as manylanguages as possible httpsstoryweaverorgin

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl drawing a dog on a blackboard by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Groupof school children watching a girl talk animatedly by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girlspeaking to four different children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl shaking herhead at a group of children in school uniforms by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A groupof worried school children by Soumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Five school children bySoumya Menon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A group of children in conversation by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 A girl speaking to her father who is reading the newspaper by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A woman touching the forehead of an ill girl by Soumya Menon copyPratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A woman holding a bag a girl in bed with a slice of bread by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A group of children speaking to a girl lying in bed by SoumyaMenon copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 19: Author - Read a story

Ritus Letter Gets LongerAuthor Mala KumarIllustrator Henu

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 20: Author - Read a story

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 21: Author - Read a story

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 22: Author - Read a story

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 23: Author - Read a story

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 24: Author - Read a story

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 25: Author - Read a story

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 26: Author - Read a story

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 27: Author - Read a story

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 28: Author - Read a story

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 29: Author - Read a story

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 30: Author - Read a story

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

12

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 31: Author - Read a story

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

13

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 32: Author - Read a story

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

14

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 33: Author - Read a story

Pleese PleecePLEASE PLIS pleejpleece Pleasepleej PLIS pleecePLEASE Pleeese PLEASE

15

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 34: Author - Read a story

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

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

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

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

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 35: Author - Read a story

Not like MaaAuthor Mallika IyerIllustrators Deepa Balsavar Greystroke Herminder Ohri Kruttika Susarla MunizaShariq Nishita Zachariah Preeti Krishnamurthy Rijuta Ghate Sanjay Sarkar

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 36: Author - Read a story

Why dont I look like youAmma Kavita asked her mother

one day

You are lovely as you areKavita her mother replied Why

must you look like me

Because said Kavita Riya lookslike her mother And Payal looks

like hers

2

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 37: Author - Read a story

Hmmwhy dont we go to the park suggested Amma Ill show you something there

No insisted Kavita Answer my question first Why dont I look like you

The best answers are those you find for yourself replied Amma So come with me

3

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 38: Author - Read a story

Kavita loved to play at the park and agreed to go

Some of Kavitas friends were at the park But Amma walked past them all

Walking past the swings and the slides Amma took Kavita to the far end of the park

4

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 39: Author - Read a story

There Amma peered into the rows of neatly planted bushes and looked underneath the leaves

Kavita was puzzled What are you doing Amma she asked

Found it Amma exclaimed

Found what Kavita asked still confused 5

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 40: Author - Read a story

Look at this Amma said pointing to a caterpillar munching away on a leaf

Kavita bent down to take a closer look Those stripes look lovely she exclaimed Just like those of thetiger she added

Indeed said Amma But this caterpillar is alone Why dont we help her find her mother she suggested

6

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 41: Author - Read a story

HmmmOk responded Kavitanot sure why Amma was giving

her this task

Kavita searched high and low

She crawled on the grass and sheclimbed on the trees

She searched inside shrubs andshe looked underneath leaves

7

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 42: Author - Read a story

She found an army of ants marching in a line on the ground They were busy just like the caterpillar

Do you think this ant could be the caterpillars mother Amma asked

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar is yellow and the ant is not So the ant cannot be the caterpillars mother8

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 43: Author - Read a story

What about that jewel beetle there asked Amma pointing to the shining insect on a dry leaf Do you thinkthat might be the caterpillars mother

No said Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar has stripes and the beetle has spots So the beetle cannot be the caterpillars mother

9

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 44: Author - Read a story

Oh And what about these bees asked Amma as they watched the insects do the bee dance

Do you think one of them could be the caterpillars mother

No repeated Kavita shaking her head

The caterpillar cannot fly but the bee can So the bee cannot be the caterpillars mother10

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 45: Author - Read a story

How about that dragonflythere asked Amma

Kavita was amazed to see thedragonflys wings that were as

clear as water

No she said shaking her headagain

The caterpillar does not havewings and the dragonfly does So

the dragonfly cannot be thecaterpillars mother

11

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 46: Author - Read a story

Look there exclaimed Ammapointing to the praying mantis

Kavita examined the insect thatlooked like it had joined its hands

to pray

What about this one Ammaasked

No said Kavita shaking herhead

The caterpillar has many shortlegs and the praying mantis has

six long onesSo the praying mantis cannot be

the caterpillars mother

12

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 47: Author - Read a story

Kavita was tired of searching

We are never going to find thecaterpillars mother she sighed

Lets go back where we begansaid Amma And this time keep

your eyes open

Amma my eyes are openinsisted Kavita

Well then said Amma Thistime keep your mind open too

13

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 48: Author - Read a story

Kavita and Amma went back to the rows of shrubs where they had begun the search

And this time Kavita noticed dozens of butterflies hovering over the plants

There were white butterflies with orange tips and orange ones with black stripes Tiny yellow ones and largered ones 14

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 49: Author - Read a story

Kavita gazed at the butterflies as they danced around the shrubs She tried to chase them but somehow theygot away returning to the same shrub over and over again

Kavita was puzzled and looked up at Amma who was smiling as if she were try to hint at something

15

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 50: Author - Read a story

Kavita looked at the butterfly closely

The caterpillar had stripes The butterfly did not

The caterpillar was yellow The butterfly was not

The caterpillar had no wings The butterfly hadfour

The caterpillar couldnt fly The butterfly had abouncy flight

The caterpillar had many tiny legs The butterflyhad six long ones

No said Kavita shaking her head again It cantbe

Yes exclaimed Amma nodding her head

16

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 51: Author - Read a story

Really asked Kavita indisbelief

Yes said Amma with a smileYou have finally found the

caterpillars mother

Butbut Kavita hesitated

But the caterpillar looks nothinglike her mother she said

Thats right responded AmmaThe caterpillar looks nothing like

her mother

They are both beautiful just theway they are

17

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 52: Author - Read a story

I am like the little hungry caterpillar giggled Kavita after a pause

Soon youll turn into a big bouncy butterfly laughed Amma

Kavita smiled No she didnt need to look like her mother Because not everyone does

18

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 53: Author - Read a story

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story Not like Maa is written by Mallika Iyer copy Mallika Iyer 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl hugging her mother by Rijuta Ghate copy Pratham Books 2004 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl and her motherby Kruttika Susarla copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Mother hugging her son by Suvidha Mistry copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Children on swings in the play ground by Sarah Bouwer copy Book Dash 2015 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Whats in the leaves by Nishita Zachariah copy Nishita Zachariah 2017 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 6 caterpillar by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl thinking by Greystroke copy Pratham Books 2005 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Child watching a row of ants by Deepa Balsavar copy PrathamBooks 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Beetle by Muniza Shariq copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 10 Boy and girl gazing at buzzing bees by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY40 license Page 11 Dragonfly during monsoons by Sanjay Sarkar copy Pratham Books 2008 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 54: Author - Read a story

Spot and SpikeAuthor Natasha SharmaIllustrator Archana Sreenivasan

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 55: Author - Read a story

You are such a boring ordinary circle said Spike to Spot as he bit intothe cake Look at me Irsquom strong sharp and poky I can make you cry

2

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 56: Author - Read a story

Eeeeeee Spikes shrieked Spot Yes arenrsquot I scary said Spike Not you Look there Shellip Shellip Spikierhellip strongerhellip sharperhellip pokierhellipteethhellip shark swimming this way

3

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 57: Author - Read a story

Shark yelped Spike looking out into the sea Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube Hee hee Boring spots comingup sniggered Spot

4

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 58: Author - Read a story

Huh Wherersquos the shark said Spike

5

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 59: Author - Read a story

Spike picked up his cake to take another bite Eeeeeee Spots heshriekedYes arenrsquot they boring Probably just harmless chicken pox spotssaid Spot

6

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 60: Author - Read a story

Boring Harmless Whatrsquos harmless about spots Blech screamedSpike Spots are scary

7

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8

Page 61: Author - Read a story

6FrameStoryChallenge A Carnival of Art

The illustrations in this book were created as part of the6FrameStoryChallenge an online campaign run by PrathamBooks to build a rich bank of illustrations for StoryWeaver Theessence of the 6FrameStoryChallenge was to tell a good storyusing just 6 illustrations

The campaign inspired nearly 70 illustrators to donate their timeand skills to Indiarsquos first open-source story-publishing platformfor childrenWhat started out as an experimental campaign soon blossomedinto a carnival of art birthing nearly 500 new illustrations

These wordless narratives cut across language barriers openingup a world of possibilities encouraging StoryWeaverrsquos growingcommunity to dream up multiple stories around these imagesThe 6FrameStoryChallenge is a powerful reminder of the needfor collaboration to get closer to our mission ldquoA Book in EveryChildrsquos Handrdquo

8