Annual Haircut Day

Author: Rohini Nilekani

Illustrator: Angie & Upesh

It was the Annual Haircut Day for Sringeri Srinivas.

Sringeri Srinivas left home as usual to go to the local barber.

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.

But his wife said, “Today, I have no time to cut such long hair!”

Feeling a little angry, Sringeri Srinivas went to his friend, the tailor.

But the tailor said, “Today, I have no time to cut such long hair!”

Now a little worried, Sringeri Srinivas went to one more friend, the carpenter.

But the carpenter said, “Today, I have no time to cut such long hair!”

Poor Sringeri Srinivas. It seemed no one would cut his hair on this Annual Haircut Day.

In tears, he walked off by himself past the village forest.

He sat near a cave and cried loudly.

“The day is nearly over. How can I keep my promise to cut my hair? Oh God, help me!”

The tiger sleeping peacefully inside the cave was very disturbed by all the noise.

He came out, roaring, waving his giant paws at Sringeri Srinivas.

Poor Sringeri Srinivas was so scared, so scared, so scared that ...

... all the hair fell off his head!

Sringeri Srinivas ran all the way back to the village.

The tiger went back to sleep.

Now, Sringeri Srinivas will not need a haircut for a very long time.

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This story: Annual Haircut Day is written by Rohini Nilekani . © Pratham Books , 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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This book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books. The author of this book, Rohini Nilekani used to earlier write under the pseudonym 'Noni'. Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children. www.prathambooks.org

Illustration Attributions:

Cover page: Man at a barber shop , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Man looking at calendar , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Man going to barber shop , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Man and barber , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Man going home to wife , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Man talking to woman with children , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Man going to tailor , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Tailor talking to man , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Man going to carpenter , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Carpenter talking to man , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: Sad man and people , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. 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 asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This book was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons 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 about this, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link .

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Page 12: Man crying and walking , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 13: Man crying near a cave , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 14: Weeping man , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 15: Angry tiger , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 16: Roaring tiger , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 17: Scared man and tiger , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 18: Bald man , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 19: Man running from tiger , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 20: People looking at happy bald man , by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. 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 asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Annual Haircut Day (English)

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!

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.

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