Pehelwaan Ji

Author: Sanjiv Jaiswal 'Sanjay'

Illustrator: Ajit Narayan

Translator: Manisha Chaudhry

Pehelwaan ji!

He drinks ten litres of milk everyday.

He eats fifty rotis.

He lifts weights of a hundred kilos.

He walks with a swagger.

He orders all the children about.

One day, Gappu said, “Will you wrestle with me?”

Pehelwaan ji laughed. And then agreed.

Both of them slapped their thighs!

Pehelwaan ji caught hold of Gappu.

Gappu tickled him in the stomach.

Hee…Heee…Heeee… Pehelwaan ji jumped!

As Gappu tickled him, Pehelwaan ji began to dance.

Ha…Ha…Hee…Hee…Hoo…Hoo…

Pehelwaan ji rolled about helplessly. And he ran away.

The kids are not scared of him any more. He is scared of them.

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Story Attribution:

This story: Pehelwaan Ji is translated by Manisha Chaudhry . The © for this translation lies with Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Based on Original story: ' पहलवान जी ' , by Sanjiv Jaiswal 'Sanjay' . © Pratham Books , 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Illustration Attributions:

Cover page: Man walking past a house , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Man flexing his muscles in a village and goat watching , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Man drinking milk from a barrel , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Man eating a pile of rotis , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Man lifting heavy weights , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Man walking , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Man ordering children , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Man talking to boy , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Man laughing at boy , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Man and boy ready to wrestle , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Illustration Attributions:

Page 11: Man wrestling with boy , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 12: Boy tickling man's tummy , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 13: Man laughing and rubbing his tummy, boy in the grip of man , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 14: Boy tickling a dancing man , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 15: Man running away from boy , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 16: Man being teased by boys , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Pehelwaan Ji (English)

Pehelwaan Ji was a bit of a bully. But Gappu soon took care of that. Read this amusing story about their bout of wrestling!

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

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