A Street, or a Zoo?

Authors: Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry

Illustrator: Priya Kuriyan

Sonu, Monu and Rina set out to play.

They saw a kitten.

She was looking at a big rat.

"Oh look!" shouted Sonu.

Rina saw a tiny ant going towards the big rat.

Suddenly, a very big shadow fell upon them all.

A very big eagle came down
to the wall.

A tiny ant, a small kitten,
a big rat and a very big eagle
in the same long street!

What would the three clever children do now?

They clapped their little hands!

The eagle spread its big wings and flew away.

Rina made the ant climb onto a leaf. She left the leaf on the wall.

The ant saw a grain of sugar. She picked it up and ran home.

The big rat picked up a half-eaten pakoda and went back into the drain.

The small kitten said 'miaaww' and started licking her paw.

Monu got her some milk in a cup.

The three kids played with her.

The very big eagle sitting on the tree blinked and flew far away.

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Cover page: Children playing on a street , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Three children see a cat on the street , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Three children watching a cat chase a mouse , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: A girl watching an ant going towards a rat , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Children, a cat, a mouse and an ant looking up at the sky , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Children watching an eagle , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Children watching a flying eagle on the street , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: An eagle flying in a street , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: A girl looking at a leaf , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: A cat licking its paws , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: Cat drinking milk , by Priya Kuriyan © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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A Street, or a Zoo? (English)

Sonu, Monu and Rina discovered many things together in 'Colours on the Street'. In this second book, the three friends set out to play. Little did they know that they would meet so many animals. Would you like to meet them too?

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

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