The Picnic Author: Amar Goswami Illustrator: Partho Sengupta Translator: Manisha Chaudhry
There were five friends who lived in a forest - Monkey, Mouse, Rabbit, Squirrel and Bear. One day, they all went for a picnic. 2/9
They played hide - and - seek. They played cops - and - robbers. They raced each other. They played till they were tired. 3/9
Monkey said, “Time to eat. Everybody get something yummy.” They all ran to bring their share. Rabbit brought carrots. Mouse pulled up a juicy radish. 4/9
Monkey got apples. Bear brought a cabbage. Squirrel got tomatoes. They washed everything. They cut the fruits and vegetables and mixed them well. 5/9
Now, it was time to eat. 6/9
Bear said, “Wow! What is this? It looks so nice!” Mouse said, “This is called chaat.” Rabbit said, “I call it Panchranga, a mix of five colours.” 7/9
Squirrel fluffed up her tail and said, “Let us call it Wondermix!” Monkey said, “It is called salad. Eat it and you will grow strong.” 8/9
Mouse said, “From now on, I am going to eat a lot of salad. I have to grow up to be a lion.” All five of them said, “Ha, ha, ha!” 9/9
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