The Birthday Chocolate

Author: Tariq Manzoor

Illustrator: Tawfiq Ahmed Anwar

Translator: Alisha Berger

Today is Tutul’s friend’s birthday.

Tutul goes to her

mother.

“It's my friend's birthday," Tutul says.

“Please buy me a chocolate!”

Her mother says, “I am busy now. I can help you later.”

Tutul goes to her father.

“Please buy me a chocolate!”

He says, “I'm busy now. I will buy you some tomorrow.”

Tutul then goes to her grandfather.

“Grandpa, please buy me a chocolate!

Please, please, please !”

“But I don't have  any money,” says her grandfather.

Oh, what to do?

Tutul really wants that chocolate.

Suddenly, Tutul gets an idea!

She goes to the shop and tells the shopkeeper, “I am Tutul’s mother. Please give me a chocolate.”

The shopkeeper says, “Really! But Tutul’s mother wears earrings. Where are your earrings?”

Tutul goes to the shop again and tells the shopkeeper, “I am Tutul’s father. Please give me a chocolate.”

The shopkeeper chuckles and says,

“Tutul’s father has a moustache.

Where is your moustache?”

Tutul has one more idea...

She tells the shopkeeper, “I am Tutul’s grandpa. Please give me a chocolate.”

The shopkeeper laughs loudly.

This time, he gives a piece of chocolate to Tutul.

And that’s how Tutul’s friend finally got her

birthday chocolate!

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:The Birthday Chocolateis translated byAlisha Berger. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'জন্মদিনের চকলেট', byTariq Manzoor. © Room to Read , 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

Other Credits:

This story 'The Birthday Chocolate' has been published on StoryWeaver by Room to Read.

Images Attributions:

Cover page:Girl reaches out for sweets, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Girl sitting among toys, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Woman and a girl, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Girl looks upset while a woman talks to her, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Girl hugs a man, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:Man pats a girl on her head, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:An old man and a girl, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:An old man with splayed arms, while a girl looks on, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Girl plays with her toys sadly, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Girl holding a doll in her hands and thinking about a woman, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© 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/

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:Girl trying on clothes too big for her, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:Girl in oversized clothes talking to a shopkeeper, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Man talking to a girl who has covered her ears, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:Girl looking at a man in a garden, and later thinking about him, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:Girl in oversized shirt talking to a shopkeeper, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:Girl hides her face in front of a man, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:Girl running away from a man and a woman, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 18:Girl and an old man, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 19:Man and a girl with a toffee, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 20:Girl in glasses and with a stick approaches a man, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 21:Girl with a doll, byTawfiq Ahmed Anwar© 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/

The Birthday Chocolate (English)

Tutul wants to give her friend some chocolate for her birthday. But nobody in her family is ready to help her! Tutul needs a new plan! Can her clever idea convince the shopkeeper to give her some birthday chocolate?

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!