Mr. Anand has an Adventure

Authors: Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry

Illustrator: Satya Krishna Prakash

Mr. Anand liked to walk through the woods near his house.

“Don’t go out in the dark, there may be strange animals there,” his children often warned him. But Mr. Anand never listened to them. “To walk is to find adventure!” he would say.

One day, he found a strange green thing sitting near a fallen tree. He seemed to be crying. “What is wrong, Greeno?” asked Mr. Anand kindly.

“Dru-be-do-bee-oda-bada...” said Greeno, moving his hands wildly and showing a very strange photograph.

This is what Mr. Anand understood: “I fell out of my space-boat and landed on this tree. Will you help me find it please so that I may go home?” Mr. Anand loved adventure. Seeing that Greeno was unable to walk, Mr. Anand carried him and they looked for the space-boat. Mr. Anand also wanted to get back home before dinner time!

Suddenly, Greeno jumped off Mr. Anand’s shoulder. “Ukra! Ikkraa! Jong jiilly jong!” he shouted
skipping towards a strange object. It looked like a tent over a boat. Clever Mr. Anand understood the words as: “Yippee! Here is my space-boat!”

Greeno jumped into the space-boat. Mr. Anand jumped in too, forgetting about his dinner. Suddenly, there was a loud sound, and he saw that the space-boat had lifted off into the sky!

Mr. Anand loved adventure, but this was really scary – what if his tie got caught in a tree?

Soon, the space-boat was up in the air. “Turra barra! Jungaa! Bongaa!” cried Greeno.

Mr. Anand thought it might mean “Jupiter! Mars! Venus!” but he was not really sure. He was just delighted to be so high in the sky. Maybe, he could pluck a few stars and take them home!

Dear Reader,

Do you think Mr. Anand could
have plucked stars? Why?

How far away from Earth is
the nearest star?

If you were granted a wish
to travel anywhere you
wanted, where would you
choose to go?

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Cover page: Little green dinosaur jumping in joy pointing at a strange boat with a tent cover on top of it , by Satya Krishna Prakash © Satya Krishna Prakash, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Old man walking with aplomb and joy , by Satya Krishna Prakash © Satya Krishna Prakash, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Old man surprised by a green creature on his way who starts talking to him , by Satya Krishna Prakash © Satya Krishna Prakash, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Old man and a little green dinosaur searching for something everywhere , by Satya Krishna Prakash © Satya Krishna Prakash, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Little green dinosaur jumping in joy looking at a strange boat with a tent cover on top of it , by Satya Krishna Prakash © Satya Krishna Prakash, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: A strange spaceship launching off , by Satya Krishna Prakash © Satya Krishna Prakash, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Old man with a little green creature in a spaceship flying in space , by Satya Krishna Prakash © Satya Krishna Prakash, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Old man with a little green dinosaur in a spaceship flying in space , by Satya Krishna Prakash © Satya Krishna Prakash, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Mr. Anand has an Adventure (English)

Mr. Anand loves to go walking in new places. Every outing is an adventure to him. This time he thinks he has learnt a new language. Do you also think so?

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

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