Little by Little

Author: Anupa Lal

Illustrator: Ajit Narayan

Tullu and Bullu were twin rabbits who lived in a jungle. The jungle was full of wild animals. But Tullu and Bullu had built a sturdy house for themselves and they lived in it safely and happily.

One cold winter evening, the twins were warming themselves by a fire they had lit, when someone knocked at their door.

It was a big wolf!

"I am dying of cold!" said the wolf loudly. "Please open your door a little so I can just warm my tail. I won't harm you. I promise."

Tullu and Bullu were kind-hearted rabbits. They opened the door a little and the wolf pushed in his tail.

After two minutes he said, “Aaah! If only I could warm my hind legs too! Please open your door a little more. I promise I won’t hurt you.”

Tullu opened the door a little wider while Bullu put a big pan of water on the fire.

After five minutes the wolf said, "You are so kind! Now if you opened your door a little more, I could warm my front legs too. Don't worry! I'm harmless."

The twins looked at the pan of water on the fire. The water was getting hot. They opened the door a little wider. Now just the wolf’s nose was outside the door.

After ten minutes the wolf said, “I feel so nice and warm! Only my nose is still cold. Kind rabbits, please open your door a little more. Don’t be scared of me. I’m harmless.”

Tullu opened the door a little wider while Bullu picked up the pan of boiling water. “You can warm your nose,” said Tullu.

The wolf wriggled in completely, turned around and sprang at the rabbits. But they were ready for him. Bullu threw the boiling water straight at the wicked wolf!

“Ai-yai-yai!” he howled as he ran out of the door. “I’ll be back!” he yelled. “And then I’ll tear you to pieces!”

Tullu and Bullu climbed up onto the roof of their house and hid there.

Soon the wolf came back and brought ten other wolves with him. They broke open the door of the house. It was empty.

“There they are!” shouted a wolf who had gone outside. “If we make a ladder, we can reach them.”

The wolves began to stand one on top of the other, with the scalded wolf at the bottom of the ladder.

They had almost reached the roof when Tullu shouted, “Watch out! Here comes more boiling water!”

The scalded wolf was terrified.

“No! No!” he yelled. “Not again!”

He ran away to save himself. The ladder collapsed and all the wolves came tumbling down!

Groaning and grumbling, they limped away and never returned. Tullu and Bullu came down from the roof, repaired their broken door and lived happily ever after.

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 .

Story Attribution:

This story: Little by Little is written by Anupa Lal . © Pratham Books , 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

Other Credits:

This book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books. 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: Two rabbits , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Two happy rabbits resting , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Wolf knocking on a door , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Wolf outside rabbit's house , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Rabbit boiling water , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Wolf and rabbits in a house , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Rabbit holding a pan of water , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Rabbits throwing water at wolf , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Wolf crying , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Rabbits climbing roof of a house , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: Wolves outside a house , by Ajit Narayan © 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 .

Illustration Attributions:

Page 12: Wolves in a house and rabbits on the roof , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 13: Wolves climbing a roof to reach rabbits , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 14: Wolves standing above each other , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 15: Wolves falling , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 16: Happy rabbits , by Ajit Narayan © 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/

Little by Little (English)

What do two brave little rabbits do when the wolf asks for shelter? Find out in this fun book... little by little.

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

Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual children's stories. Knitting together children, authors, illustrators and publishers. Folding in teachers, and translators. To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world. Our unique online platform, StoryWeaver, is a playground where children, parents, teachers and librarians can get creative. Come, start weaving today, and help us get a book in every child's hand!