Rhyming Grandpa

Author: Nazia Jabeen

Illustrator: Manobendro Golder

Translator: Alisha Berger

RhymingGrandpa has such a long nose! His eyes are round… and thissss big.

He wears a shirt in all the colours of the rainbow.

And whenever he opens his mouth,rhymes flow out!

Hello, I'm Grandpa! and I have a song. I sing in rhyme, I sing all day long!

This is how Grandpa spends his day. First, he says a special hello to the morning.

Sleep ran away, I'm awake!

Returned from a hazy stir,

I dreamed of dreamy drawings

And of cats in yellow fur!

Rhyming Grandpa gets up early in the morning. He walks through the grass and talks to the blades.

Look how you grow, my little green loves,

From seed to grass to art,

Like me, when you find an open sky

You breathe to fill your thirsty heart.

How does Grandpa think up of all these

rhymes? As soon as one ends, another begins:

They live together like you and me

Lovely doves who sing up in the trees,

While grasshoppers jump around below,

We’re one big, crazy family!

After greeting nature, Rhyming Grandpa puts on his jaunty hat. Lollipops swing from its rim.

His friends soon begin to join him. Owl is always first: he loves to pick a lollipop from Grandpa’s wonderful hat.

Grandpa says:

Good morning, good morning

My little friend, to see you is a treat!

I also make a perfect friend:

For even my hat is sweet!

Do you knowwho else accompanies Rhyming Grandpa? Baby Elephant, as white as snow!

Then the friends start off. They visitsseveral villages on their daily walks.

All the villagers wait eagerly for Grandpa to pass by. They all love his walking rhyme:

I walk, I talk--

I say hello!

I talk, I walk!

Away I go!

Owl cries, “Hoot hoot! Tell me another, tell me another!”

Says Grandpa,

No matter what you think

We, the old, the strange, the wise

We've got magic up our sleeves

Can't you see it in our eyes?

Baby Elephant dances with the

rhythm of Grandpa’s rhyme.

"Oh, hooray!" she says. "It's

time for an adventure!"

One adventure is on the sea! Rhyming Grandpa rides on whales, calling out his song:

Here my children, take them all

Ride waves with a lollipop,

Take a bite, fill up your mouths

Make sure it doesn’t drop!

Another adventure is in the sky!

WHOOOSHH! Grandpa is flying! He's holding onto Owl, but...

"Where did your wings come from, Sister Elephant?" a passing duck calls out.

Where do you think?

“Hee Hee Ho Ho!” the three friends laugh.

Grandpa says,

Those who laugh with open hearts,

Can do anything they try

A little trust, a little hope

And anyone can fly!

When school gets out, Grandpa is on the playground. Now the children laugh and sing a rhyme they made themselves:

"Welcome, Grandpa!

and your friends,

You know how old you seem...

We run, we kick, we try to score,

But the goals are all your team!"

On the way home from school, the children all huddle around Grandpa. He always has one last rhyme:

Children, you must understand,

You must one day come to see,

To hold your time with elders close

For Grandpa won’t forever be.

One morning, when Grandpa awakes, he hears a cricket's music. The music helps Grandpa rhyme a new song:

Just past dawn, a cricket sings.

He sings my song of love,

In this world, we are all together

Whether here, below, or above.

Grandpa doesn't walk by the village that day. Children look for him everywhere, but Grandpa is nowhere to be found.

“Where did Rhyming Grandpa go?”  they ask.

“Mother, can’t you bring back Grandpa to us? How we miss his rhymes!”

"Perhaps," Mother says, "Rhyming Grandpa is far away now.

"Perhaps he has travelled to another country, on a grand adventure we can imagine together."

Mother sings,

He plays new games and rhymes new rhymes

For children in other lands

Listen close, you'll hear them laugh,

With Grandpa, they're in good hands.

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This story:Rhyming Grandpais translated byAlisha Berger. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'ছড়াদাদুর গল্প', byNazia Jabeen. © Room to Read , 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A bearded person among leaves, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A bearded person talks among leaves, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A bearded man wakes up in bed, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A bearded man smells flowers, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A grasshopper among trees, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:An owl perched on the shoulders of a bearded man, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A bearded man walks past a group of people, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A bearded man talks to an owl, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A bearded man rides atop a blue whale, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A bearded man is held by a flying owl, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. 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 bearded man talks to an owl on its elbow, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A bearded man plays football, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:A bearded man talks to a group of school children, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:A woman looks at a man with an owl on his shoulder, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:Two birds talk among each other, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:A woman husking rice as children and hens look on, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:A bearded man surrounded by children, byManobendro Golder© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Rhyming Grandpa (English)

Grandpa makes a rhyme about everything he sees and everywhere he goes. He makes everyone laugh: baby elephants, pet owls, and children all over the world. He never stays in one place and is always on a go. Read what he sings about in this book full of rhymes and laughter.

This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own.

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