The Story of StoriesAuthor Roopa PaiIllustrator Prashant Miranda

It was a beautiful summer day inthe Forest-By-The-Sea in theglorious land of SomewheristanWhales danced in the wavessinging to each other Sea lionstheir smooth brown bodiesglistening in the sun playedpeek-a-boo with the noisyseagulls barking and scolding

Every creature in the Forest washappy happy happy

2

Excuse me you say That canrsquot be true TherersquosNEVER a time when EVERY creature ANYwhere ishappy happy happy Hmmm Maybe yoursquore right Maybe not EVERYcreature was happy This journalist bear forinstance

In this picture Bear is trying to smile but he has agreat sorrow He simply cannot find a lsquoBREAKINGNEWSrsquo story He even sent Bird to look - becauseBird moves faster and sees better - but Bird cameback with nothing

3

lsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo stories are about anger and fearand hate and greed and there was none of that inthe Forest Everything was happy happy happy A journalist bear without a lsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo storydoesnrsquot deserve to be a journalist bear thoughtBear sadly to himself He should be a Waiter Bearor a Sweeper Bear or a Telephone Voice Bearsaying lsquoPlease check the number you have dialledrsquoor lsquoKindly wait - you are in a queuersquo

4

He packed his things and started walking to the bus-stop when Singing Sardarji popped out from behind atree

5

ldquoArrey oh Journalist Bearrdquo said Sardarji ldquoGoingsomewhererdquo

ldquoDonrsquot call me that or I will cryrdquo said Bear and toldSardarji he was leaving to become a TelephoneVoice Bear ldquoDonrsquot be such a silly bear Bearrdquo scolded SardarjiHe pulled out a guitar and began to sing

ldquoIf Tweety birds stop tweeting and Hooty Owls stop hooting the world would be a sad playyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo

6

ldquoDonrsquot you seeeeeeeerdquo sang the Tweety Birds and the Hooty Owls ldquoIf Singing Sardarjis donrsquot and Journalist Bears wonrsquot the world would be a bad playyyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo sang Sardarji

7

ldquoI do enjoy being a Journalist Bearrdquo Bear said sadlyldquoI do love finding out things and talking to peopleand writing their stories but I also do NOT have alsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo story which meansrdquo lsquoA-HArsquo said Singing SardarjildquoWhatrdquo said Bear puzzled

ldquoYou like finding out things And talking to peopleAnd writing their stories You are a Journalist BearBear but you have the soul of a drumroll pleaseWriter Bearrdquo

8

Bear beamed Sardarji was right He really WAS aWriter Bear ldquoTell you what Bearrdquo Sardarji went on ldquoletrsquos travelthe world you and I I will sing and you Bear willwrite Not BREAKING NEWS stories - no oneremembers those after three days anyway - butreal stories of real people stories that will nevergrow oldrdquo ldquoHurrayrdquo said Bear

9

And that was how Writer Bear and Singing Sardarjiset out to explore the world

Everywhere they went Sardarji sang to the peopleand Bear listened to them Over time Bear wrotemany many stories Happy stories that madepeople cry funny stories that made them think sadstories that made them hope and scary stories thatmade them laugh And Storyweavers all over the world picked up thelong strong shining threads of Bears stories andwove them into new and wonderful stories for all ofus to enjoy

10

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

It was a beautiful summer day inthe Forest-By-The-Sea in theglorious land of SomewheristanWhales danced in the wavessinging to each other Sea lionstheir smooth brown bodiesglistening in the sun playedpeek-a-boo with the noisyseagulls barking and scolding

Every creature in the Forest washappy happy happy

2

Excuse me you say That canrsquot be true TherersquosNEVER a time when EVERY creature ANYwhere ishappy happy happy Hmmm Maybe yoursquore right Maybe not EVERYcreature was happy This journalist bear forinstance

In this picture Bear is trying to smile but he has agreat sorrow He simply cannot find a lsquoBREAKINGNEWSrsquo story He even sent Bird to look - becauseBird moves faster and sees better - but Bird cameback with nothing

3

lsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo stories are about anger and fearand hate and greed and there was none of that inthe Forest Everything was happy happy happy A journalist bear without a lsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo storydoesnrsquot deserve to be a journalist bear thoughtBear sadly to himself He should be a Waiter Bearor a Sweeper Bear or a Telephone Voice Bearsaying lsquoPlease check the number you have dialledrsquoor lsquoKindly wait - you are in a queuersquo

4

He packed his things and started walking to the bus-stop when Singing Sardarji popped out from behind atree

5

ldquoArrey oh Journalist Bearrdquo said Sardarji ldquoGoingsomewhererdquo

ldquoDonrsquot call me that or I will cryrdquo said Bear and toldSardarji he was leaving to become a TelephoneVoice Bear ldquoDonrsquot be such a silly bear Bearrdquo scolded SardarjiHe pulled out a guitar and began to sing

ldquoIf Tweety birds stop tweeting and Hooty Owls stop hooting the world would be a sad playyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo

6

ldquoDonrsquot you seeeeeeeerdquo sang the Tweety Birds and the Hooty Owls ldquoIf Singing Sardarjis donrsquot and Journalist Bears wonrsquot the world would be a bad playyyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo sang Sardarji

7

ldquoI do enjoy being a Journalist Bearrdquo Bear said sadlyldquoI do love finding out things and talking to peopleand writing their stories but I also do NOT have alsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo story which meansrdquo lsquoA-HArsquo said Singing SardarjildquoWhatrdquo said Bear puzzled

ldquoYou like finding out things And talking to peopleAnd writing their stories You are a Journalist BearBear but you have the soul of a drumroll pleaseWriter Bearrdquo

8

Bear beamed Sardarji was right He really WAS aWriter Bear ldquoTell you what Bearrdquo Sardarji went on ldquoletrsquos travelthe world you and I I will sing and you Bear willwrite Not BREAKING NEWS stories - no oneremembers those after three days anyway - butreal stories of real people stories that will nevergrow oldrdquo ldquoHurrayrdquo said Bear

9

And that was how Writer Bear and Singing Sardarjiset out to explore the world

Everywhere they went Sardarji sang to the peopleand Bear listened to them Over time Bear wrotemany many stories Happy stories that madepeople cry funny stories that made them think sadstories that made them hope and scary stories thatmade them laugh And Storyweavers all over the world picked up thelong strong shining threads of Bears stories andwove them into new and wonderful stories for all ofus to enjoy

10

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Excuse me you say That canrsquot be true TherersquosNEVER a time when EVERY creature ANYwhere ishappy happy happy Hmmm Maybe yoursquore right Maybe not EVERYcreature was happy This journalist bear forinstance

In this picture Bear is trying to smile but he has agreat sorrow He simply cannot find a lsquoBREAKINGNEWSrsquo story He even sent Bird to look - becauseBird moves faster and sees better - but Bird cameback with nothing

3

lsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo stories are about anger and fearand hate and greed and there was none of that inthe Forest Everything was happy happy happy A journalist bear without a lsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo storydoesnrsquot deserve to be a journalist bear thoughtBear sadly to himself He should be a Waiter Bearor a Sweeper Bear or a Telephone Voice Bearsaying lsquoPlease check the number you have dialledrsquoor lsquoKindly wait - you are in a queuersquo

4

He packed his things and started walking to the bus-stop when Singing Sardarji popped out from behind atree

5

ldquoArrey oh Journalist Bearrdquo said Sardarji ldquoGoingsomewhererdquo

ldquoDonrsquot call me that or I will cryrdquo said Bear and toldSardarji he was leaving to become a TelephoneVoice Bear ldquoDonrsquot be such a silly bear Bearrdquo scolded SardarjiHe pulled out a guitar and began to sing

ldquoIf Tweety birds stop tweeting and Hooty Owls stop hooting the world would be a sad playyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo

6

ldquoDonrsquot you seeeeeeeerdquo sang the Tweety Birds and the Hooty Owls ldquoIf Singing Sardarjis donrsquot and Journalist Bears wonrsquot the world would be a bad playyyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo sang Sardarji

7

ldquoI do enjoy being a Journalist Bearrdquo Bear said sadlyldquoI do love finding out things and talking to peopleand writing their stories but I also do NOT have alsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo story which meansrdquo lsquoA-HArsquo said Singing SardarjildquoWhatrdquo said Bear puzzled

ldquoYou like finding out things And talking to peopleAnd writing their stories You are a Journalist BearBear but you have the soul of a drumroll pleaseWriter Bearrdquo

8

Bear beamed Sardarji was right He really WAS aWriter Bear ldquoTell you what Bearrdquo Sardarji went on ldquoletrsquos travelthe world you and I I will sing and you Bear willwrite Not BREAKING NEWS stories - no oneremembers those after three days anyway - butreal stories of real people stories that will nevergrow oldrdquo ldquoHurrayrdquo said Bear

9

And that was how Writer Bear and Singing Sardarjiset out to explore the world

Everywhere they went Sardarji sang to the peopleand Bear listened to them Over time Bear wrotemany many stories Happy stories that madepeople cry funny stories that made them think sadstories that made them hope and scary stories thatmade them laugh And Storyweavers all over the world picked up thelong strong shining threads of Bears stories andwove them into new and wonderful stories for all ofus to enjoy

10

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

lsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo stories are about anger and fearand hate and greed and there was none of that inthe Forest Everything was happy happy happy A journalist bear without a lsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo storydoesnrsquot deserve to be a journalist bear thoughtBear sadly to himself He should be a Waiter Bearor a Sweeper Bear or a Telephone Voice Bearsaying lsquoPlease check the number you have dialledrsquoor lsquoKindly wait - you are in a queuersquo

4

He packed his things and started walking to the bus-stop when Singing Sardarji popped out from behind atree

5

ldquoArrey oh Journalist Bearrdquo said Sardarji ldquoGoingsomewhererdquo

ldquoDonrsquot call me that or I will cryrdquo said Bear and toldSardarji he was leaving to become a TelephoneVoice Bear ldquoDonrsquot be such a silly bear Bearrdquo scolded SardarjiHe pulled out a guitar and began to sing

ldquoIf Tweety birds stop tweeting and Hooty Owls stop hooting the world would be a sad playyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo

6

ldquoDonrsquot you seeeeeeeerdquo sang the Tweety Birds and the Hooty Owls ldquoIf Singing Sardarjis donrsquot and Journalist Bears wonrsquot the world would be a bad playyyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo sang Sardarji

7

ldquoI do enjoy being a Journalist Bearrdquo Bear said sadlyldquoI do love finding out things and talking to peopleand writing their stories but I also do NOT have alsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo story which meansrdquo lsquoA-HArsquo said Singing SardarjildquoWhatrdquo said Bear puzzled

ldquoYou like finding out things And talking to peopleAnd writing their stories You are a Journalist BearBear but you have the soul of a drumroll pleaseWriter Bearrdquo

8

Bear beamed Sardarji was right He really WAS aWriter Bear ldquoTell you what Bearrdquo Sardarji went on ldquoletrsquos travelthe world you and I I will sing and you Bear willwrite Not BREAKING NEWS stories - no oneremembers those after three days anyway - butreal stories of real people stories that will nevergrow oldrdquo ldquoHurrayrdquo said Bear

9

And that was how Writer Bear and Singing Sardarjiset out to explore the world

Everywhere they went Sardarji sang to the peopleand Bear listened to them Over time Bear wrotemany many stories Happy stories that madepeople cry funny stories that made them think sadstories that made them hope and scary stories thatmade them laugh And Storyweavers all over the world picked up thelong strong shining threads of Bears stories andwove them into new and wonderful stories for all ofus to enjoy

10

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

He packed his things and started walking to the bus-stop when Singing Sardarji popped out from behind atree

5

ldquoArrey oh Journalist Bearrdquo said Sardarji ldquoGoingsomewhererdquo

ldquoDonrsquot call me that or I will cryrdquo said Bear and toldSardarji he was leaving to become a TelephoneVoice Bear ldquoDonrsquot be such a silly bear Bearrdquo scolded SardarjiHe pulled out a guitar and began to sing

ldquoIf Tweety birds stop tweeting and Hooty Owls stop hooting the world would be a sad playyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo

6

ldquoDonrsquot you seeeeeeeerdquo sang the Tweety Birds and the Hooty Owls ldquoIf Singing Sardarjis donrsquot and Journalist Bears wonrsquot the world would be a bad playyyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo sang Sardarji

7

ldquoI do enjoy being a Journalist Bearrdquo Bear said sadlyldquoI do love finding out things and talking to peopleand writing their stories but I also do NOT have alsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo story which meansrdquo lsquoA-HArsquo said Singing SardarjildquoWhatrdquo said Bear puzzled

ldquoYou like finding out things And talking to peopleAnd writing their stories You are a Journalist BearBear but you have the soul of a drumroll pleaseWriter Bearrdquo

8

Bear beamed Sardarji was right He really WAS aWriter Bear ldquoTell you what Bearrdquo Sardarji went on ldquoletrsquos travelthe world you and I I will sing and you Bear willwrite Not BREAKING NEWS stories - no oneremembers those after three days anyway - butreal stories of real people stories that will nevergrow oldrdquo ldquoHurrayrdquo said Bear

9

And that was how Writer Bear and Singing Sardarjiset out to explore the world

Everywhere they went Sardarji sang to the peopleand Bear listened to them Over time Bear wrotemany many stories Happy stories that madepeople cry funny stories that made them think sadstories that made them hope and scary stories thatmade them laugh And Storyweavers all over the world picked up thelong strong shining threads of Bears stories andwove them into new and wonderful stories for all ofus to enjoy

10

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

ldquoArrey oh Journalist Bearrdquo said Sardarji ldquoGoingsomewhererdquo

ldquoDonrsquot call me that or I will cryrdquo said Bear and toldSardarji he was leaving to become a TelephoneVoice Bear ldquoDonrsquot be such a silly bear Bearrdquo scolded SardarjiHe pulled out a guitar and began to sing

ldquoIf Tweety birds stop tweeting and Hooty Owls stop hooting the world would be a sad playyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo

6

ldquoDonrsquot you seeeeeeeerdquo sang the Tweety Birds and the Hooty Owls ldquoIf Singing Sardarjis donrsquot and Journalist Bears wonrsquot the world would be a bad playyyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo sang Sardarji

7

ldquoI do enjoy being a Journalist Bearrdquo Bear said sadlyldquoI do love finding out things and talking to peopleand writing their stories but I also do NOT have alsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo story which meansrdquo lsquoA-HArsquo said Singing SardarjildquoWhatrdquo said Bear puzzled

ldquoYou like finding out things And talking to peopleAnd writing their stories You are a Journalist BearBear but you have the soul of a drumroll pleaseWriter Bearrdquo

8

Bear beamed Sardarji was right He really WAS aWriter Bear ldquoTell you what Bearrdquo Sardarji went on ldquoletrsquos travelthe world you and I I will sing and you Bear willwrite Not BREAKING NEWS stories - no oneremembers those after three days anyway - butreal stories of real people stories that will nevergrow oldrdquo ldquoHurrayrdquo said Bear

9

And that was how Writer Bear and Singing Sardarjiset out to explore the world

Everywhere they went Sardarji sang to the peopleand Bear listened to them Over time Bear wrotemany many stories Happy stories that madepeople cry funny stories that made them think sadstories that made them hope and scary stories thatmade them laugh And Storyweavers all over the world picked up thelong strong shining threads of Bears stories andwove them into new and wonderful stories for all ofus to enjoy

10

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

ldquoDonrsquot you seeeeeeeerdquo sang the Tweety Birds and the Hooty Owls ldquoIf Singing Sardarjis donrsquot and Journalist Bears wonrsquot the world would be a bad playyyyy-ce donrsquot you seerdquo sang Sardarji

7

ldquoI do enjoy being a Journalist Bearrdquo Bear said sadlyldquoI do love finding out things and talking to peopleand writing their stories but I also do NOT have alsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo story which meansrdquo lsquoA-HArsquo said Singing SardarjildquoWhatrdquo said Bear puzzled

ldquoYou like finding out things And talking to peopleAnd writing their stories You are a Journalist BearBear but you have the soul of a drumroll pleaseWriter Bearrdquo

8

Bear beamed Sardarji was right He really WAS aWriter Bear ldquoTell you what Bearrdquo Sardarji went on ldquoletrsquos travelthe world you and I I will sing and you Bear willwrite Not BREAKING NEWS stories - no oneremembers those after three days anyway - butreal stories of real people stories that will nevergrow oldrdquo ldquoHurrayrdquo said Bear

9

And that was how Writer Bear and Singing Sardarjiset out to explore the world

Everywhere they went Sardarji sang to the peopleand Bear listened to them Over time Bear wrotemany many stories Happy stories that madepeople cry funny stories that made them think sadstories that made them hope and scary stories thatmade them laugh And Storyweavers all over the world picked up thelong strong shining threads of Bears stories andwove them into new and wonderful stories for all ofus to enjoy

10

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

ldquoI do enjoy being a Journalist Bearrdquo Bear said sadlyldquoI do love finding out things and talking to peopleand writing their stories but I also do NOT have alsquoBREAKING NEWSrsquo story which meansrdquo lsquoA-HArsquo said Singing SardarjildquoWhatrdquo said Bear puzzled

ldquoYou like finding out things And talking to peopleAnd writing their stories You are a Journalist BearBear but you have the soul of a drumroll pleaseWriter Bearrdquo

8

Bear beamed Sardarji was right He really WAS aWriter Bear ldquoTell you what Bearrdquo Sardarji went on ldquoletrsquos travelthe world you and I I will sing and you Bear willwrite Not BREAKING NEWS stories - no oneremembers those after three days anyway - butreal stories of real people stories that will nevergrow oldrdquo ldquoHurrayrdquo said Bear

9

And that was how Writer Bear and Singing Sardarjiset out to explore the world

Everywhere they went Sardarji sang to the peopleand Bear listened to them Over time Bear wrotemany many stories Happy stories that madepeople cry funny stories that made them think sadstories that made them hope and scary stories thatmade them laugh And Storyweavers all over the world picked up thelong strong shining threads of Bears stories andwove them into new and wonderful stories for all ofus to enjoy

10

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Bear beamed Sardarji was right He really WAS aWriter Bear ldquoTell you what Bearrdquo Sardarji went on ldquoletrsquos travelthe world you and I I will sing and you Bear willwrite Not BREAKING NEWS stories - no oneremembers those after three days anyway - butreal stories of real people stories that will nevergrow oldrdquo ldquoHurrayrdquo said Bear

9

And that was how Writer Bear and Singing Sardarjiset out to explore the world

Everywhere they went Sardarji sang to the peopleand Bear listened to them Over time Bear wrotemany many stories Happy stories that madepeople cry funny stories that made them think sadstories that made them hope and scary stories thatmade them laugh And Storyweavers all over the world picked up thelong strong shining threads of Bears stories andwove them into new and wonderful stories for all ofus to enjoy

10

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

And that was how Writer Bear and Singing Sardarjiset out to explore the world

Everywhere they went Sardarji sang to the peopleand Bear listened to them Over time Bear wrotemany many stories Happy stories that madepeople cry funny stories that made them think sadstories that made them hope and scary stories thatmade them laugh And Storyweavers all over the world picked up thelong strong shining threads of Bears stories andwove them into new and wonderful stories for all ofus to enjoy

10

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

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 possibilies 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

11

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 The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

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

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

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

Story AttributionThis story The Story of Stories is written by Roopa Pai 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 Smiling bear and man by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Summer day bythe sea by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Bear reading out to a bird by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Bear on a tree by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Bear carrying a bag man watching by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rightsreserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Man watching a bear carry a bag by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 7 Man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 8 Bear reading on a tree man singing in the forest by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 9 Bear and man with turban by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Bear and mantravelling on a boat by Prashant Miranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 6frame collage by PrashantMiranda copy Pratham Books 2015 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

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

(English)The Story of Stories

In a happy happy happy forest lives Journalist Bear who is sad becausehe cant find a BREAKING NEWS story A Journalist Bear without aBREAKING NEWS story can you imagine Then along comes SingingSardarji who helps Bear see who he really is Read this story whichcelebrates the power and magic of stories and the people who weavethem into being

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