Cicada's Song

Author: Khomsanh Chanthalangsone

Illustrator: Vongsavanh Damlongsouk

Translator: Alisha Berger

Little Cicada loved to sing.

But her song was always the same. She wanted to learn a new song!

So she decided to visit Kingfisher to learn to sing his song.

“Doo-oo-oo! Doo-oo-oo!” sang Kingfisher.

But Little Cicada could not sing his song.

She then visited Mynah. Maybe she could learn to sing Mynah's  song.

“Keak! Kaek! Kaek!” sang Mynah.

But Cicada could not sing Mynah's song.

She then visited Cricket. Cicada was determined to learn a new song!

“Krik krik krik! Krik krik krik!” sang Cricket.

But Cicada could not sing Cricket's song, either.

Then it started to rain.

The ducks sang, “Quack! Quack! Quack!”

Frog came out and croaked,

“Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit!”

All the animals came out. And they all sang their songs.

“Doo-oo-oo! Doo-oo-oo!”

“Keak! Kaek! Kaek!”

“Krik krik krik! Krik krik krik!”

“Quack! Quack! Quack!”

“Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit!”

Cicada listened to all the songs.

None of the other songs

sounded like hers.

So she started to sing.

“Yaeng! Yaeng! Yaeng!”

All the animals sang together!

“Doo-oo-oo! Doo-oo-oo!”

“Keak! Kaek! Kaek!”

“Krik krik krik! Krik krik krik!”

“Quack! Quack! Quack!”

“Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit!”

“Yaeng! Yaeng! Yaeng!”

Since then, Cicada has enjoyed her song.

Sometimes she even makes up new songs,

songs that only she can sing.

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 .

Story Attribution:

This story:Cicada's Songis 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:'ສຽງເພງຂອງຈັກຈັ່ນນ້ອຍ', byKhomsanh Chanthalangsone. © Room to Read , 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

Other Credits:

This story 'Cicada's song' has been published on StoryWeaver by Room to Read.

Images Attributions:

Cover page:Cicada singing in the jungle, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Cicada on top of a tree, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Cicada singing on a branch, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Cicada singing to a bird, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Cicada and a bird singing together, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:Cicada talking to a bird, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:Cicada singing with a bird, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Two cicadas talking to each other, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Two cicadas singing to each other, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A duck walking in the rain, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. 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 .

Images Attributions:

Page 11:A frog singing by its reflection, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:Reptiles, birds and insects singing together, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Cicada singing alone, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:Reptiles, birds and insects sing together, cicada leads the way, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:Cicada sings many notes, byVongsavanh Damlongsouk© Room to Read, 2015. 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/

Cicada's Song (English)

Cicada loves to sing. She wants to learn new songs. She decides to visit birds and insects to learn from them. Will Cicada have the chance to sing new songs?

This is a Level 1 book for children who are eager to begin reading.

Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual children's stories. Knitting together children, authors, illustrators and publishers. Folding in teachers, and translators. To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world. Our unique online platform, StoryWeaver, is a playground where children, parents, teachers and librarians can get creative. Come, start weaving today, and help us get a book in every child's hand!