Samira Goes ShoppingAuthor Bharati JagannathanIllustrator Preeti Krishnamurthy

Amma had just begun tomake some halwa forSamirarsquos birthday whenshe found that there wasno sooji ldquoWill you please rundown to that shop andbuy some sooji dearrdquosaid Amma pointing tothe shop at the corner ofthe street and gave hersome money

2

ldquoHere are twelve rupees Ask for half akilo of sooji Take Mouchak with youand donrsquot talk to any strangers on thewayrdquo she saidldquoAnd donrsquot go climbing treesrdquo sheadded as Samira set out with Mouchakto buy half a kilo of sooji It was a pleasant February day Samirasang ldquoTra la la la lardquo as she skippedalong ldquoWoof Woofrdquo said Mouchak friskily

3

They had just reached the corner when Samira saw a butterflyldquoOh How lovely Let us try and catch itrdquo she said and both of them ran after thebutterfly

4

It went and sat on a baramasi flower but away it flew exactly when Samira reachedout to it ldquoOh oh rdquo she said sadly then remembered that it wasnrsquot right to catchbutterflies anyway They should be free

5

A brown cat with grey stripes ran across and Mouchak began to chase it sayingldquoBow wow bow wow wow rdquo And behind Mouchak ran Samira breathless Thebrown-and-grey cat leapt over a wall and disappeared Mouchak and Samirastopped looked at each other and laughed

6

Then Samira saw achandni bush lsquoArenrsquot theflowers like stars in thenight sky How happyAmma will be to havethemrsquo she thought andplucked a lot of chandniflowers

7

Mouchak sniffed at themand turned away He hadfound something moreexciting ahead ldquoHey where are you offtordquo asked Samira but allshe got was ldquoWoofwoof woofrdquo as Mouchakbounded off joyfully Hehad found a bone and heheld it out proudly toSamira Wasnrsquot that nice

8

They had reached a greatsimal tree a-twitter withparrots and bulbuls Theground below wascarpeted with hundredsof rich scarlet flowersDelighted Samira filledher pinafore with thewaxy blossoms Her armsfull of flowers she lookedup and realized that shedidnt know where shewas

9

She looked right and shelooked left she lookedahead and she turned onher heel but everythingwas new Samira waslost She sat down on thepavement and began tocry ldquoI want to go home Iwant Ammardquo Mouchak ran up anddown and said ldquoWoofWoofrdquo which meantldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo butSamira didnrsquot understandand kept crying

10

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Amma had just begun tomake some halwa forSamirarsquos birthday whenshe found that there wasno sooji ldquoWill you please rundown to that shop andbuy some sooji dearrdquosaid Amma pointing tothe shop at the corner ofthe street and gave hersome money

2

ldquoHere are twelve rupees Ask for half akilo of sooji Take Mouchak with youand donrsquot talk to any strangers on thewayrdquo she saidldquoAnd donrsquot go climbing treesrdquo sheadded as Samira set out with Mouchakto buy half a kilo of sooji It was a pleasant February day Samirasang ldquoTra la la la lardquo as she skippedalong ldquoWoof Woofrdquo said Mouchak friskily

3

They had just reached the corner when Samira saw a butterflyldquoOh How lovely Let us try and catch itrdquo she said and both of them ran after thebutterfly

4

It went and sat on a baramasi flower but away it flew exactly when Samira reachedout to it ldquoOh oh rdquo she said sadly then remembered that it wasnrsquot right to catchbutterflies anyway They should be free

5

A brown cat with grey stripes ran across and Mouchak began to chase it sayingldquoBow wow bow wow wow rdquo And behind Mouchak ran Samira breathless Thebrown-and-grey cat leapt over a wall and disappeared Mouchak and Samirastopped looked at each other and laughed

6

Then Samira saw achandni bush lsquoArenrsquot theflowers like stars in thenight sky How happyAmma will be to havethemrsquo she thought andplucked a lot of chandniflowers

7

Mouchak sniffed at themand turned away He hadfound something moreexciting ahead ldquoHey where are you offtordquo asked Samira but allshe got was ldquoWoofwoof woofrdquo as Mouchakbounded off joyfully Hehad found a bone and heheld it out proudly toSamira Wasnrsquot that nice

8

They had reached a greatsimal tree a-twitter withparrots and bulbuls Theground below wascarpeted with hundredsof rich scarlet flowersDelighted Samira filledher pinafore with thewaxy blossoms Her armsfull of flowers she lookedup and realized that shedidnt know where shewas

9

She looked right and shelooked left she lookedahead and she turned onher heel but everythingwas new Samira waslost She sat down on thepavement and began tocry ldquoI want to go home Iwant Ammardquo Mouchak ran up anddown and said ldquoWoofWoofrdquo which meantldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo butSamira didnrsquot understandand kept crying

10

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

ldquoHere are twelve rupees Ask for half akilo of sooji Take Mouchak with youand donrsquot talk to any strangers on thewayrdquo she saidldquoAnd donrsquot go climbing treesrdquo sheadded as Samira set out with Mouchakto buy half a kilo of sooji It was a pleasant February day Samirasang ldquoTra la la la lardquo as she skippedalong ldquoWoof Woofrdquo said Mouchak friskily

3

They had just reached the corner when Samira saw a butterflyldquoOh How lovely Let us try and catch itrdquo she said and both of them ran after thebutterfly

4

It went and sat on a baramasi flower but away it flew exactly when Samira reachedout to it ldquoOh oh rdquo she said sadly then remembered that it wasnrsquot right to catchbutterflies anyway They should be free

5

A brown cat with grey stripes ran across and Mouchak began to chase it sayingldquoBow wow bow wow wow rdquo And behind Mouchak ran Samira breathless Thebrown-and-grey cat leapt over a wall and disappeared Mouchak and Samirastopped looked at each other and laughed

6

Then Samira saw achandni bush lsquoArenrsquot theflowers like stars in thenight sky How happyAmma will be to havethemrsquo she thought andplucked a lot of chandniflowers

7

Mouchak sniffed at themand turned away He hadfound something moreexciting ahead ldquoHey where are you offtordquo asked Samira but allshe got was ldquoWoofwoof woofrdquo as Mouchakbounded off joyfully Hehad found a bone and heheld it out proudly toSamira Wasnrsquot that nice

8

They had reached a greatsimal tree a-twitter withparrots and bulbuls Theground below wascarpeted with hundredsof rich scarlet flowersDelighted Samira filledher pinafore with thewaxy blossoms Her armsfull of flowers she lookedup and realized that shedidnt know where shewas

9

She looked right and shelooked left she lookedahead and she turned onher heel but everythingwas new Samira waslost She sat down on thepavement and began tocry ldquoI want to go home Iwant Ammardquo Mouchak ran up anddown and said ldquoWoofWoofrdquo which meantldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo butSamira didnrsquot understandand kept crying

10

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

They had just reached the corner when Samira saw a butterflyldquoOh How lovely Let us try and catch itrdquo she said and both of them ran after thebutterfly

4

It went and sat on a baramasi flower but away it flew exactly when Samira reachedout to it ldquoOh oh rdquo she said sadly then remembered that it wasnrsquot right to catchbutterflies anyway They should be free

5

A brown cat with grey stripes ran across and Mouchak began to chase it sayingldquoBow wow bow wow wow rdquo And behind Mouchak ran Samira breathless Thebrown-and-grey cat leapt over a wall and disappeared Mouchak and Samirastopped looked at each other and laughed

6

Then Samira saw achandni bush lsquoArenrsquot theflowers like stars in thenight sky How happyAmma will be to havethemrsquo she thought andplucked a lot of chandniflowers

7

Mouchak sniffed at themand turned away He hadfound something moreexciting ahead ldquoHey where are you offtordquo asked Samira but allshe got was ldquoWoofwoof woofrdquo as Mouchakbounded off joyfully Hehad found a bone and heheld it out proudly toSamira Wasnrsquot that nice

8

They had reached a greatsimal tree a-twitter withparrots and bulbuls Theground below wascarpeted with hundredsof rich scarlet flowersDelighted Samira filledher pinafore with thewaxy blossoms Her armsfull of flowers she lookedup and realized that shedidnt know where shewas

9

She looked right and shelooked left she lookedahead and she turned onher heel but everythingwas new Samira waslost She sat down on thepavement and began tocry ldquoI want to go home Iwant Ammardquo Mouchak ran up anddown and said ldquoWoofWoofrdquo which meantldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo butSamira didnrsquot understandand kept crying

10

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

It went and sat on a baramasi flower but away it flew exactly when Samira reachedout to it ldquoOh oh rdquo she said sadly then remembered that it wasnrsquot right to catchbutterflies anyway They should be free

5

A brown cat with grey stripes ran across and Mouchak began to chase it sayingldquoBow wow bow wow wow rdquo And behind Mouchak ran Samira breathless Thebrown-and-grey cat leapt over a wall and disappeared Mouchak and Samirastopped looked at each other and laughed

6

Then Samira saw achandni bush lsquoArenrsquot theflowers like stars in thenight sky How happyAmma will be to havethemrsquo she thought andplucked a lot of chandniflowers

7

Mouchak sniffed at themand turned away He hadfound something moreexciting ahead ldquoHey where are you offtordquo asked Samira but allshe got was ldquoWoofwoof woofrdquo as Mouchakbounded off joyfully Hehad found a bone and heheld it out proudly toSamira Wasnrsquot that nice

8

They had reached a greatsimal tree a-twitter withparrots and bulbuls Theground below wascarpeted with hundredsof rich scarlet flowersDelighted Samira filledher pinafore with thewaxy blossoms Her armsfull of flowers she lookedup and realized that shedidnt know where shewas

9

She looked right and shelooked left she lookedahead and she turned onher heel but everythingwas new Samira waslost She sat down on thepavement and began tocry ldquoI want to go home Iwant Ammardquo Mouchak ran up anddown and said ldquoWoofWoofrdquo which meantldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo butSamira didnrsquot understandand kept crying

10

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

A brown cat with grey stripes ran across and Mouchak began to chase it sayingldquoBow wow bow wow wow rdquo And behind Mouchak ran Samira breathless Thebrown-and-grey cat leapt over a wall and disappeared Mouchak and Samirastopped looked at each other and laughed

6

Then Samira saw achandni bush lsquoArenrsquot theflowers like stars in thenight sky How happyAmma will be to havethemrsquo she thought andplucked a lot of chandniflowers

7

Mouchak sniffed at themand turned away He hadfound something moreexciting ahead ldquoHey where are you offtordquo asked Samira but allshe got was ldquoWoofwoof woofrdquo as Mouchakbounded off joyfully Hehad found a bone and heheld it out proudly toSamira Wasnrsquot that nice

8

They had reached a greatsimal tree a-twitter withparrots and bulbuls Theground below wascarpeted with hundredsof rich scarlet flowersDelighted Samira filledher pinafore with thewaxy blossoms Her armsfull of flowers she lookedup and realized that shedidnt know where shewas

9

She looked right and shelooked left she lookedahead and she turned onher heel but everythingwas new Samira waslost She sat down on thepavement and began tocry ldquoI want to go home Iwant Ammardquo Mouchak ran up anddown and said ldquoWoofWoofrdquo which meantldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo butSamira didnrsquot understandand kept crying

10

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Then Samira saw achandni bush lsquoArenrsquot theflowers like stars in thenight sky How happyAmma will be to havethemrsquo she thought andplucked a lot of chandniflowers

7

Mouchak sniffed at themand turned away He hadfound something moreexciting ahead ldquoHey where are you offtordquo asked Samira but allshe got was ldquoWoofwoof woofrdquo as Mouchakbounded off joyfully Hehad found a bone and heheld it out proudly toSamira Wasnrsquot that nice

8

They had reached a greatsimal tree a-twitter withparrots and bulbuls Theground below wascarpeted with hundredsof rich scarlet flowersDelighted Samira filledher pinafore with thewaxy blossoms Her armsfull of flowers she lookedup and realized that shedidnt know where shewas

9

She looked right and shelooked left she lookedahead and she turned onher heel but everythingwas new Samira waslost She sat down on thepavement and began tocry ldquoI want to go home Iwant Ammardquo Mouchak ran up anddown and said ldquoWoofWoofrdquo which meantldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo butSamira didnrsquot understandand kept crying

10

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Mouchak sniffed at themand turned away He hadfound something moreexciting ahead ldquoHey where are you offtordquo asked Samira but allshe got was ldquoWoofwoof woofrdquo as Mouchakbounded off joyfully Hehad found a bone and heheld it out proudly toSamira Wasnrsquot that nice

8

They had reached a greatsimal tree a-twitter withparrots and bulbuls Theground below wascarpeted with hundredsof rich scarlet flowersDelighted Samira filledher pinafore with thewaxy blossoms Her armsfull of flowers she lookedup and realized that shedidnt know where shewas

9

She looked right and shelooked left she lookedahead and she turned onher heel but everythingwas new Samira waslost She sat down on thepavement and began tocry ldquoI want to go home Iwant Ammardquo Mouchak ran up anddown and said ldquoWoofWoofrdquo which meantldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo butSamira didnrsquot understandand kept crying

10

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

They had reached a greatsimal tree a-twitter withparrots and bulbuls Theground below wascarpeted with hundredsof rich scarlet flowersDelighted Samira filledher pinafore with thewaxy blossoms Her armsfull of flowers she lookedup and realized that shedidnt know where shewas

9

She looked right and shelooked left she lookedahead and she turned onher heel but everythingwas new Samira waslost She sat down on thepavement and began tocry ldquoI want to go home Iwant Ammardquo Mouchak ran up anddown and said ldquoWoofWoofrdquo which meantldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo butSamira didnrsquot understandand kept crying

10

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

She looked right and shelooked left she lookedahead and she turned onher heel but everythingwas new Samira waslost She sat down on thepavement and began tocry ldquoI want to go home Iwant Ammardquo Mouchak ran up anddown and said ldquoWoofWoofrdquo which meantldquoDonrsquot worryrdquo butSamira didnrsquot understandand kept crying

10

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Then Mouchak pulled at her dress saying ldquoBow bowrdquo (which meant ldquoComecomerdquo) till at last she looked up and dabbed her eyes Off they both went thenSamira sniffing a little and dropping half her flowers

11

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

She ran behind Mouchak turning left and turning right up one street and downanother and soon they were home Amma was standing at the gate looking upand down anxiously ldquoWhere have you beenrdquo she asked looking at Samirarsquos tear-stained face

12

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

And Samira told Amma how she had got lost and how Mouchak had brought herhome ldquoGood dogrdquo said Amma and gave him a nice big biscuit as Mouchak buriedhis bone in the garden

13

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Just then Samira remembered that shewas clutching a bunch of flowers in herhand ldquoOh Amma these are for yourdquoshe held out the chandni flowers Onesimal blossom was sticking out of herpocket too ldquoThese are lovely rdquo said Amma ldquoThankyou so much But where is the soojirdquo Amma is going to make kheer now asthere is no sooji for the halwa Samiraloves kheer too And isnrsquot Mouchaklucky Hersquoll have a huge bowl of kheerin the evening with his juicy bone

14

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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languagesto promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 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 Samira Goes Shopping is written by Bharati Jagannathan copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

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Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl collecting flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl taking along stride by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 Girl taking a stride Dog looking at Butterfly by PreetiKrishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 Butterfly hovering over flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copyPratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl looks on as Dog chases Cat by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl plucking flowers by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reservedReleased under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Dog chewing a bone near a bush by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 9 Girl collecting flowers near a tree by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 10 Girl sitting on the pavement and crying by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 11 Dog tugging at girls dress by Preeti Krishnamurthy copy Pratham Books 2009 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

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

(English)Samira Goes Shopping

Join Samira and Mouchak on their unusual shopping trip

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