A Very Green Day

Author: Phạm Thu Thùy

Illustrator: Phạm Thu Thùy

Translator: Alisha Berger

Greeny doesn’t want to nap. Today, she wants to be a tree!

Trees don’t need naps!

Trees can play

all day long.

Trees only need

to be green.

Uh-oh.

Dad can’t find Greeny.

She’s hiding among the trees.

It's so fun

to be

a tree!

But it is a bit hot playing under the sun, isn't it?

Actually,

it’s too hot!

What should Greeny do?

What should Greeny do?

Should she go home to Dad?

But where is home?

Greeny is lost!

Dad is looking for Greeny.

Greeny keeps walking until she reaches a river.

Tired and scared, Greeny bursts into tears.

Her tears cause the river to flood!

The whole city is flooded!

Ah! Greeny has an idea.

She will write  messages for Dad

on her leaves.

The green world helps her too.

Thanks to the green world, Dad finally gets her messages.

Dad finds Greeny!

DADDY!

GREENY!

Greeny is so tired.

Now, all she wants is her nap.

“Greeny, get readyfor school!” her dad calls.

“No," she says. "I’m a cat today.

Cats don’t goto school so early.”

8 Steps to becoming a tree (written and

performed by Greeny)

1. Find a pot.

2. Fill it with soil.

3. Plant your feet inside.

4. Branch out your two hands.

5. Water the plant.

6. Add fertilizer.

7. Wait.

8. Ta-da!

Congratulations, you are now a tree.

Caution:

Sometimes, there may be incidents of incomplete change, as follows:

1. No change at all.

2. Thorns all over the body.

3. Becoming as stiff as wood.

4. Becoming a bush.

Oops! Just try again.

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This story:A Very Green Dayis translated byAlisha Berger. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'Xanh thật là xanh', byPhạm Thu Thùy. © Room to Read , 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:Father watering his daughter like a plant, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Girl dancing with joy while a man looks concerned, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Girl running on a street seen by a man in a balcony, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A girl and a man running, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A girl with hair like a tree, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A man looking for something, a girl hidden among trees, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A girl playing among trees, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A girl playing among the trees, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Trees in the sun, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Girl sweating under the sun, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Page 11:A girl sweating, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A girl walking on a hot day, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Girl thinking about her father eating a watermelon, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:A tree on a street, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:A man talking to people, a girl sitting buy the shore, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:A weeping girl, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:Girl trapped in a flood, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 18:Girl on a tree, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 19:A flooded city, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 20:A man in a boat, a man looking down in surprise, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 21:A man and a girl happily waving at each other, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 22:A man in a boat, a girl running towards something, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Page 23:A man and a girl in an embrace, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 24:A cat-like girl sleeping in bed, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 25:A girl making a potted plant for herself, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 26:A girl watering herself to turn into a tree, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 27:Girl watering herself to turn into a tree, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 28:Shapes of humans, trees and a cloud, byPhạm Thu Thùy© Room to Read, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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A Very Green Day (English)

Greeny has so much energy. She doesn't want to nap! One day, she decides to run away. After playing in the hot sun for a while, Greeny gets tired and wants to go home. But now she's lost! How will she get home to her dad?

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

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