Frog's Starry Wish

Author: Sheesh Pal -

Illustrator: Proiti Roy

Translator: Alisha Berger

Frog loved looking at the stars. He wanted to jump up and touch them.

One night, he was determined to touch the stars!

He climbed a big rock, and reached out for them. But they were out of his reach.

The stars were SO far away!

Then, he saw a hillock. Up he climbed. He stretched his hands, but the stars were still out of reach.

Frog saw a coconut tree nearby. It was very tall. Ah, he thought this will work now.

He started to climb the tree. He climbed with great difficulty.

He stretched his hands… but the stars were still out of his reach.

He was disappointed. He looked down. His heart skipped a beat in fear.

He put a hand to his heart and told himself, “I won’t be be scared. I can do it!”

Then he saw a pond. The stars were twinkling in the water.

He gazed at the stars and was joyous. He dived into the pond.

The closer he got to the pond, the closer he seemed to the stars.

SPLASH!

He hit the surface of the water.

He climbed out and sat on the bank.

He sat and watched the stars twinkling in the pond.

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This story:Frog's Starry Wishis translated byAlisha Berger. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'मेंढक का तारों भरा सपना', bySheesh Pal. © Room to Read , 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A frog happily holding a star, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A frog looking up at the sky, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A frog sitting on a rock and reaching up to the sky, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A frog standing on a rock and reaching up to the sky, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A frog look up to the sky and wondering, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A frog climbing up a coconut tree, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A frog reaching out to the leaves of a coconut tree, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A frog thinking to itself in the night, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A frog standing with folded arms and closed eyes, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A frog looking down at a pond from a coconut tree, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. 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 11:A frog jumping into a pond, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A frog jumping into a pond and almost touching the water, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:A frog going under the water in a pond, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:A frog climbing out of a pond with a smile, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:A frog sitting on a rock and looking down at stars, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2016. 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/

Frog's Starry Wish (English)

Frog loves to gaze at the stars. One night he decides he wants to touch them. He climbs a rock, a tall coconut tree, even a hillock! But the stars are always out of reach. Will Frog ever find a way to be near the stars?

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

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