written by noni illustrated by angie & upesh · sringeri srinivas had very long hair. he wanted...
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Annual Haircut Day
Written by Noni
Illustrated by Angie & Upesh
Annual Haircut Day by Noni© Pratham Books, 2007
First English Edition: 2007
Illustrations: Angie & Upesh
ISBN 978-81-8263-894-5
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Written byNoni
Illustrated byAngie & Upesh
Annual Haircut Day
It was the Annual Haircut Day for Sringeri Srinivas Sringeri Srinivas left home as usual to go to the local barber.
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It was the Annual Haircut Day for Sringeri Srinivas Sringeri Srinivas left home as usual to go to the local barber.
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But the barber said,“Today, I have no time to cut such long hair!”
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But the barber said,“Today, I have no time to cut such long hair!”
Feeling sad, Sringeri Srinivas went back home to ask his wife for help.
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But his wife said,“Today, I have no time to cut such long hair!”
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Feeling a little angry, Sringeri Srinivas went to his friend, the tailor.
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But the tailor said,“Today, I have no time to cut such long hair!”
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Now a little worried, Sringeri Srinivas went to one more friend, the carpenter.
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But the carpenter said,“Today, I have no time to cut such long hair!”
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Poor Sringeri Srinivas. It seemed no one would cut his hair on this Annual Haircut Day.
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In tears, he walked off by himself past the village forest.
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He sat near a cave and cried loudly.
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“The day is nearly over. How can I keep my promise to cut my hair? Oh God, help me!”
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The tiger sleeping peacefully inside the cave was very disturbed by all the noise.
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He came out, roaring, waving his giant paws at Sringeri Srinivas.
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Poor Sringeri Srinivas was so scared, so scared, so scared that . . .
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. . . all the hair fell off his head!
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Sringeri Srinivas ran all the way back to the village. The tiger went back to sleep.
. . . all the hair fell off his head!
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Now, Sringeri Srinivas will not need a haircut for a very long time.
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Now, Sringeri Srinivas will not need a haircut for a very long time.
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Aadab, I am Kaafiya Bano. I love playing kho-kho and would love to meet my favourite actor Shahid Kapoor. I really enjoy reading books with animal stories.Thank you for buying this book. My friends and I will get to read many more books in our library because you bought this book.
Noni is the pen name of a writer residing in Bangalore. She works in the field of education.
Angie is a graphic designer and in her spare time loves to keep busy with ceramic. Upesh is an animator who collects graphic novels and catches up with odd films in his spare time.
Together they form ‘The Other Design Studio’.
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Sringeri Srinivas had very long hair. He wanted it cut on Annual Haircut Day.
Everyone was busy. You will never guess who helped him that day!
Read and enjoy!
Age Group: 3-6 yearsAnnual Haircut Day (English)MRP: Rs. 15.00
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