Caterpillar Looks for a Shoe

Author: Somsanouk Bouttavong

Illustrator: Ounla Santi

Translator: Alisha Berger

Caterpillar has lost a shoe.

It hurts her foot to walk without it.

Caterpillar goes to Spider.

“May I borrow a shoe from you, Spider?”

But Spider's shoe is too small.

Caterpillar is sad without her shoe.

She goes to Frog.

“May I borrow a shoe from you, Frog?”

But Frog’s shoe is too big.

She goes to Grasshopper.

“ May I borrow a shoe from you, Grasshopper?”

But Grasshopper’s shoe is too scratchy.

She goes to Crab.

“May I borrow a shoe from you, Crab?”

But Crab’s shoes are used for digging.

They are too sharp for walking!

Caterpillar is too tired to search any more.

She curls up on a leaf to rest.

Caterpillar decides to make

a cosy cocoon to sleep in.

Days pass by. And when Caterpillar steps out of her cocoon...

She doesn't need shoes any more!

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:Caterpillar Looks for a Shoeis 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:'ບົ້ງນ້ອຍຊອກຫາເກີບ', bySomsanouk Bouttavong. © Room to Read , 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

Other Credits:

This story 'Caterpillar Looks for a Shoe' has been published on StoryWeaver by Room to Read.

Images Attributions:

Cover page:Caterpillar with one shoe missing, looking sad, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Caterpilar standing on a leaf with one shoe missing, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Caterpillar talking to a spider, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Caterpillar crying, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Caterpilar talking to a frog, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:Frog gives caterpillar a shoe, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:Caterpilar talking to a grasshopper, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Grasshoper hops away from caterpillar, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Caterpilllar talking to a crab, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Crab gives caterpillar his blue shoes, byOunla Santi© 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:Caterpillar sleeping on a leaf, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:Cocoon among plants and leaves, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Butterfly breaking out of cocoon, byOunla Santi© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:Butterfly happy, byOunla Santi© 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/

Caterpillar Looks for a Shoe (English)

Little Caterpillar lost a shoe! She tries borrowing shoes from everyone, but none of them fit her! What will she do without a shoe?

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

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!