"My fish!" "No, my fish!"

Author: Suraj J Menon

Illustrator: Soumya Menon

Kicchu woke up early one morning.“It is time to catch some fish,” he said yawning.

He met Choru on the way to the pond. They were best friends who played all day long.

Munia saw them marching with their fishing rods.

“We are going to the pond to catch fish. Come along Munia, if you wish.”

Little Munia thought for sometime. “Please don’t do that,” she said, “without water, the fish will die.”

They did not listen to what Munia had to say. They headed to the pond straight away.

Kicchu and Choru sat waiting by the pond. Two fish swam across, one thin and another round.

Then came the third fish, the biggest one they had seen. Munia said laughing, “It is bigger than Appa’s feet!”

Kicchu and Choru held on tight to their rods.

Kicchu screamed, “MY FISH!”

Choru also screamed, “NO... MY FISH!”

Kicchu pulled hard...

Choru pulled harder...

PHAAATTT! Both the rods broke.

THUDDD! Kicchu fell to the ground.

SSSPPLAASH! Choru fell into the water.

What had happened?

What do you think?

The fish had tied up both the strings!

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Cover page: Two boys holding fishing rods , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Boy waking up and stretching in the morning , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Boys holding fishing rods and talking , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Girl standing behind tree and talking to two boys carrying fishing rods , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Girl with cat talking to two boys carrying fishing rods , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Girl and cat going after two boys walking ahead with fishing rods , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Girl and cat looking at two boys fishing , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Two boys fishing and girl and cat, big fish nearby , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Girl and cat looking at two boys fighting , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Two boys pulling hard at their fishing rods , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: Fishing rods breaking and two boys falling down , by Soumya Menon © Pratham Books, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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"My fish!" "No, my fish!" (English)

A funny little story about three friends and three clever fish!

This is a Level 1 book for children who are eager to begin reading.

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