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Ledile's Red Balloon Author: Doreen Maunatlala Illustrator: Moses Dhladhla Translator: Alisha Berger

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Page 1: Ledile's Red Balloon - BooksieLedile's Red Balloon Ledile loves her red balloon. One day, the balloon floats across the river. How will she get her balloon back? Pratham Books goes

Ledile's Red BalloonAuthor: Doreen MaunatlalaIllustrator: Moses DhladhlaTranslator: Alisha Berger

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Ledile loved playingwith her balloon.

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One day, the balloonfloated across theriver.

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Ledile couldn’t swim. What could she do?

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Ledile broke a branchfrom a tree...

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...but the branch wastoo short to reach theballoon.

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A tall man came to theriver. Ledile asked forhis help.

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“I cannot swim,either,” said the man.

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Ledile decided to wadeinto the river up to herwaist. Maybe then thestick would reach theballoon!

She took off her shoes.

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She stepped into theriver. The water wassoon up to her knees.

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She waded further intothe river. The waterreached her waist. Shewas scared--and shestill could not reachthe balloon!

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Ledile hurried out ofthe water.

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She was about to giveup when she saw asmall fish.

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“Please help me!” shecalled to the fish.

"I will try," said thefish.

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The fish blew andblew, but the balloondid not budge.

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Then a bigger fishcame along.

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“Please help me!” Ledile asked again.

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“I will take you to your balloon,” said the big fish.Ledile hopped onto the fish. She reached her balloon!

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Hooray!

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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 aboutthis, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link.

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Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify,distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without askingpermission. For full terms of use and attribution,http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Story Attribution:This story: Ledile's Red Balloon is translated by Alisha Berger . The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Releasedunder CC BY 4.0 license. Based on Original story: 'Paluni ya Ledile e Timetše', by Doreen Maunatlala . © Room to Read , 2016. Some rights reserved.Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

Other Credits:This story 'Ledile's Lost Balloon' has been published on StoryWeaver by Room to Read.

Images Attributions:Cover page: A girl riding on a fish, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: A girl chasinga balloon, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: A girl looks at surprised, by MosesDhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: A girl with tears in her eyes, by Moses Dhladhla © Room toRead, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: A girl breaks off a branch from a tree, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read,2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: A girl tries to reach her balloon, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Somerights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: A girl asks a man for help, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved.Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: A man shrugs helplessly, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY4.0 license. Page 9: A girl takes off her shoes , by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Agirl wades into a river, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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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 aboutthis, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link.

Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify,distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without askingpermission. For full terms of use and attribution,http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Images Attributions:Page 11: A girl wades nervously into a river, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 12: Agirl steps out of a river, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 13: A girl points at a fish,by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 14: A girl talks to a fish, by Moses Dhladhla ©Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 15: A fish blows at a balloon, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016.Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 16: A girl cries in front of a big fish, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rightsreserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 17: A girl shrugs helplessly, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Releasedunder CC BY 4.0 license. Page 18: A girl rides on a big fish, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0license. Page 19: A happy girl with a balloon, by Moses Dhladhla © Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 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)Ledile's Red Balloon

Ledile loves her red balloon. One day, the balloon floats across theriver. How will she get her balloon back?

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