An Adventure with a Water-Snake

Author: Mangkonephet Sayasane

Illustrator: Mangkonephet Sayasane

Translator: Gouri Srinidhi

One day, Khan fell asleep while fishing. He was waiting for the fish to eat the rice he used as bait.

Suddenly, Khan's fishing rod began to shake! He woke up immediately.

What could it be?

A creature was struggling to free itself from the fishing rod!

The creature tugged and pulled on the rod with such great force that Khan fell into the water.

The creature pulled him deep into the the sea. Khan realized the creature was actually a massive water snake!

Khan saw all kinds of animals living in the sea.

Khan and the water snake swam in the sea together.

The water snake took Khan to a rock, and spoke to Khan.

“My egg is stuck below this huge rock!” she said.

Khan pushed and pushed, but the rock was too heavy to move!

Khan had an idea. He opened the bag of rice that was on his shoulder.

The nearby sea animals swam up to Khan, and wanted to eat the rice. Khan requested all the animals that wanted the rice to help him free the egg from the rock.

All the sea animals agreed to help. They began their journey to the rock.

When they reached the rock, they pushed and pushed with all their might.

After a lot of effort, the rock finally moved. Khan saw the water snake's precious egg!

Khan stretched his hand out and carefully pulled out the egg.

It began to rattle and shake! What was happening?

Out of the egg came a tiny water snake. It was safe!

The water snake was overjoyed. So were Khan and the other sea animals.

Khan finally fell asleep, exhausted with all the excitement. The water snake carried him safely on its back.

Khan woke up at the riverbank again. He saw his empty bucket filled with fish. Was it all a dream?

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This story:An Adventure with a Water-Snakeis translated byGouri Srinidhi. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'ຜະຈົນໄພ ກັບ ສັດປະຫຼາດໃຕ້ນໍ້າ', byMangkonephet Sayasane. © Room to Read , 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A water serpent and a boy travel underwater, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A boy sleeps on a fishing pier with his fishing rod in the water, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A boy is afraid as something tugs on his fishing rod, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A water serpent pulls hard at a rope, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A boy with a bag on his shoulder tumbles into water, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A water serpent swims underwater surrounded by mystical aquatic creatures, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A boy tumbles through waves underwater as he is pulled along by a water serpent, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A boy tumbles through waves underwater as he is pulled along by a water serpent's tail, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A boy sees a rock underwater with a water serpent next to him, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A boy tries to push a rock then opens his bag, byMangkonephet Sayasane© 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/

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Page 11:A boy swims underwater surrounded by mystical aquatic creatures, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A boy rides on a mystical aquatic creature under the sea, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:A boy and different underwater creatures try to push a big rock, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:A mysterious, magical egg emerges from between rocks, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:A boy reaches out to pull out an egg from between a rock, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:A magical-looking egg cracks open, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:A tiny water serpent emerges from an egg as a big water serpent, a crab and a boy look on, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 18:A boy sleeps on the back of a water serpent, byMangkonephet Sayasane© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 19:A boy wakes up on a fishing pier next to a riverbank, byMangkonephet Sayasane© 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/

An Adventure with a Water-Snake (English)

Khan catches a water snake! In this underwater adventure, Khan meets strange creatures, makes new friends and even manages to save the day.

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

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