Bountong's New Hat

Author: Syamphay Fengsavanh

Illustrator: Nivong Sengsakoun

Translator: Alisha Berger

Bountong has a new hat. He made it himself.

It is brown with a long tail. It has horns and big eyes.

It looks like Buk-Le, his water buffalo.

When the wind blows Whooosh! Whooosh!

the hat's tail flies high.

Bountong is happy with his new hat. He puts it on and runs to visit Buk-Le.

Now they can play like two buffaloes!

They ride across the fields and run with the wind.

Wooooooo! shouts Bountong.

Mooooooo! moos Buk-Le.

Wooooshh! blows the wind.

Wheeee! says the hat.

Suddenly, the wind blows hard. The hat's tail tugs and flutters.

Bountong gets tangled in the hat's long tail!

He tumbles down from Buk-Le.

Buk-Le feels bad for his friend.

The wind is worried. Bountong's new hat

feels sorry.

“Go away!” shouts Bountong.

He throws the hat away.

The wind blows the hat up, up, up!

Go! Go! Go! says the wind to the hat.

The hat says good-bye sadly.

The hat flies into the air. It disappears.

But now the wind begins to blow.

The rain begins to fall.

Bountong wishes he had his hat.

Bountong and Buk-Le walk back across the fields. The rain falls like needles on their backs.

Bountong and Buk-Le  shiver in the cold.

Bountong starts to cry.

He misses his hat.

“Where are you, hat?”

When the wind hears Bountong crying, it searches for his hat.

Found it!

The wind blows and blows.

Bountong and Buk-Le slowly trudge homewards.

When Bountong arrives home, what does he find?

Now they can play like two buffaloes again.

Bountong, Buk-Le and Bountong's hat.

The wonderful brown hat with a long tail, horns and big eyes.

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This story:Bountong's New Hatis translated byAlisha Berger. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'ໝວກໃໝ່ຂອງບຸນຕອງ', bySyamphay Fengsavanh. © Room to Read , 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A boy holding a hat and smiling, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A boy happily holding a hat, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A boy raisign his hat to the sky, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A boy wearing his hat happily as a cow looks on, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A boy running wearing a hat, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A boy waving to a cow on a field, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A boy running after a cow in a village, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A boy riding on the back of a cow, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A boy happily riding a cow around the countryside, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A boy holding his hat as the wind blows, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. 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 boy falling off a cow, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A boy sitting on the grass holding a hat, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:A hat blown away by the wind as a boy looks on, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:A hat blows away by the wind, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:A hat blows across a village, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:A boy looking up at the rain, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:A boy riding on the back of a cow in the rain, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 18:A boy crying on the back of a cow in the rain, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 19:A boy crying in the rain, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 20:A hat flying in the sky, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 21:A boy sitting sadly on a cow, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 22:A boy looking happily at a hat in the rain, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. 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 boy riding a cow, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 24:A hat placed along with a scissors and thread, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 25:A boy playing happily on the back of a cow, byNivong Sengsakoun© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Bountong's New Hat (English)

Woooosh! Woooosh! That’s the sound of the wind as Bountong rides across a field wearing his new hat. Accompanied by his buffalo, Bountong has an adventurous day with a hat that has a long tail, horns and eyes.

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

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