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Sringeri Srinivas's Cow MustMoo!Author: Rohini NilekaniIllustrator: Angie & Upesh

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One day, Sringeri Srinivas, the banana farmer, came home from the cattle fair with a new cow.

“We will call her Laxmi,” saidhis wife, Parvatamma.

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But who was that behind Laxmi?It was a black and white cat with green eyes. “Shewalked with us all the way,” said Sringeri.

“We will call her Manuli,” saidhis daughter, Uma.

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The next day, Sringeri took Laxmi to graze in the field.Manuli followed Laxmi. The other cows were curious.

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“Miaow,” said Manuli tothem, softly.

“Mooo,” they saidto her, swishingtheir tails.

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“Good Laxmi,” he said,stroking the animal.

Laxmi gave more milkthan all the other cows.Sringeri was veryhappy.

In the evening, it wastime to milk the cows.

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All the other cows turned their heads. Whowas making this funny sound?

Not a 'MOO'.A big, cow-sized 'M IAOW'.

Suddenly, Laxmigave a loud'Miaow'.

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“Miaow,” sang Laxmi.

“MOOOOO!” they allbellowed in surprise. “Miaow,” said Manuli.

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“Miaow?” Sringeri was puzzled. Why does this cow go 'Miaow'?

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“I do not know. But it is OK!”said Parvatamma.

“She is just different. MaybeManuli taught her. But see howmuch milk she has given!”

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The next day, the same thing happened. Laxmi gave lots of milk.Then she gave a cow-sized 'Miaow'. Manuli gave a cat-sized 'Miaow' too.

This time the other cows were nothappy. “MOOOO!” they shouted.“MOOOO!”

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“Please give milk,”Sringeri Srinivas beggedthe cows.

They glared at Laxmi. Andthey refused to give milk.

But the cows turnedaway. “NOOOOO,” theyseemed to say!

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Sringeri was angry at this strange new cow.“I will take Laxmi back,” he said, giving his famous frown.

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“But she gives so much sweetmilk!” said Parvatamma. “Pleaselet us keep her!”

“Well then, teach her to moo bytomorrow,” said Sringeri. “Or sheMUST GO!”

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Parvatamma and the children spent the next daytrying to make Laxmi moo.

MOO

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They took Sringeri's new mobile phone. They showed her videos of othercows mooing. They mooed at her too.

MOO

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They also did an aarti for Laxmi. They fed her sweets.

MOO

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They prayed to their gods. “Please make Laxmi moo.”

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All the neighbours came to help. Shivanna brought sugarcane. Shankara brought cooked rice.

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“Moo, Laxmi, moo,” they all said.

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Laxmi liked all the attention. She gave even more milk than usual.

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Then she went 'Miaoooww', evenlouder than usual.

“I will take her backtomorrow!” roaredSringeri Srinivas. “Sillycow!”

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Then, Shiva, the eldest son, had an idea. “Amma, just for now, let us keep Laxmiand Manuli on the other side of the house,” he said.

“Then our other cows will not hearher even if she miaows.”

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So they movedLaxmi to her newhome.

Manuli got a newbasket near Laxmi.

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Once Laxmi was gone, the other cows began to give milk again.

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Manuli wandered around the farm, makingfriends with all the cows.

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Many people came from everywhere to see the cow that went'Miaow'. They paid extra to taste her sweet milk.

They also bought alot of Sringeri'sfamous bananahalwa.

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Sringeri stopped frowning. He was happy with Laxmi, the special cow.Then all the cows wanted to be friends with her too.

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Suddenly, Manuli said,“Moo!”

One evening, the family satdown to watch TV.

It was not a 'Miaow'. It was a small,cat-sized 'Moo'.

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Moo? Everyone lookedat the cat, who wasswishing her tail like acow.

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“Moo?” asked Sringeri, getting angry again.“Why is this cat mooing?”

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Aha! Now that is another story.

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Cover page: Man, cat and cow, by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Family and newcow, by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Little cat in the family, by Angie & Upesh ©Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: New cow, by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rightsreserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Little cat among the cows, by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Releasedunder CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Milking, by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: SupriseMeow, by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Surprise?, by Angie & Upesh © PrathamBooks, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Strange Cow, by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rightsreserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Excited Woman, by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CCBY 4.0 license. Page 11: Cow Meows again, by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Sringeri Srinivas's CowMust Moo! Sringeri Srinivas is back with a new problem. His cow has stopped

mooing and he is very angry. The farmer frowns at her. His childrenfeed her sweets. But the cow does not moo. Join this lovablefarmer's family and his new cat Manuli, in this tale with a twist.

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