Where is Yellow?

Authors: Lê Thu Phương Quỳnh, Parul Batra

Illustrator: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích

Translator: Brian Kavanagh

Once, there lived a box of paint tubes inan artist’s house.

The yellow tube said to her box mates,

“Idon’t want to paint with you all.

I don’t want to become thin and ugly.”

That same day, the artist decided to paint

the most beautiful painting ever

for all the children in the world.

The artist painted the trees with brown .

But something was missing. What was it?

The artist painted the leaves with green .

But something was missing. What was it?

The artist painted the sky with blue .

But something was missing. What was it?

She painted the blooming flowers

with red and pink .

Still, something was missing.

She painted the scarlet dragonflies, the lime green parrots, the snow white rabbit andthe grey elephant.

But something was STILL missing.

What do you think was missing in thepainting?

The artist opened the window

and looked outside.

Now she knew what was

missing. It was the sun!

“Yellow? Yellow! Yellowwww! ”

She needed yellow to paint the sun.

Do you know where yellow was hiding?

Yellow was nowhere to be seen!

But what about the most beautiful paintingfor all the children in the world?

What could be done?

Yellow thought and thought.

Then she stuck her head out of her hiding place, whispering, “Here I am. You can paint the sunnow. But… only take a little of me.”

There! The artist could now paint the mostbeautiful painting ever for all the children in the world.

Do you like it?

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This story:Where is Yellow?is translated byBrian Kavanagh. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'Màu Vàng Ở Đâu?', byLê Thu Phương Quỳnh,Parul Batra. © Room to Read , 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A girl standing by the window thinking to herself, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A woman painting a picture in a room, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Tubes of paint with different expressions, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Many squares of different colours, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Leaves falling from a tree, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:Three floating faces with birds and an umbrella, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:Three flowers and a face with a red flower hat, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Different characters in a painting, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A lady sitting in front of an empty canvas, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Many squares of different colours, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. 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:Top view of a village, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A woman looking up to shelves with books, dolls and tubes of colours, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:A woman sitting sadly by a window, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:A woman talking to a tube of yellow paint, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:A woman looking up to a colourful painting, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:A tube of yellow paint hiding behind a painting, byNguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Where is Yellow? (English)

A beautiful picture is being painted for all children in the world. Every tube of paint in the palette is excited to be a part of it – except for yellow. He decides to escape, leaving the painting unfinished. What will the painter do?

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

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