A Special Nest

Author: Kavita Singh

Illustrator: Partho Sengupta

Translator: Kavita Singh

Winter is approaching. A bird decides to build a nest.

She gathers little twigs and builds her nest carefully.

After a lot of care and hard work, the nest is ready. It is warm and cosy.

The bird is happy. She lies down and begins day-dreaming of a comfortable winter.

As she is about to fall asleep, she feels something shaking.

The bird thinks, “Maybe the wind is shaking the nest a little.”

But the nest shakes and trembles and shakes some more.

The bird flies out of the nest. The next moment, the nest falls to the ground.

The bird sees an elephant using the tree to scratch her back. She is quite annoyed.

“This is so rude of you, elephant!” she says to her angrily, and flies away.

She begins to search for a new place. A place where elephants can't reach her.

She starts building a

new nest.

With care and hard work, she builds a home. Tired, she falls asleep.

Just as she is about to close her eyes, she sees two big, round eyes. They are staring at her.

It's a painter.

He takes her nest and throws it away.

Then he picks up a brush and

starts painting the wall.

The bird is very annoyed. “This is so rude of you, human!” she says to him angrily and flies away.

Her heart is heavy with worry.

As she flies, she sees a balloon floating in the air.

And another!

She looks below and sees lots and lots of balloons!

The bird looks at the balloons and has an idea.

With care and hard work, she builds a new nest.

This time, nobody can disturb her.

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This story:A Special Nestis translated byKavita Singh. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'अनोखा घोंसला', byKavita Singh. © Room to Read , 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A bird sleeps comfortably among colourful circles, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Two images of a bird building a nest, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Two images of a bird and its nest, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A bird marvelling its nest, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A bird resting in its nest, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A bird sleeping in its nest, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A bird is awakened by an elephant, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A bird and its nest fall from a tree, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:An elephant scratches its back against a tree, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A bird flies across a window, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. 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 bird builds a nest on a window, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A bird sleeps in its new nest, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:A man with a white turban stares at a nest, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:A man painting a building throws a nest away, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:A man paints a building, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:A bird spots a balloon, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:A bird spots a green and pink balloon, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 18:A bird looks down at many balloons in the sky, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 19:A bird looks at many balloons, byPartho Sengupta© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 20:A bird resting in a nest floating with balloons, byPartho Sengupta© 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/

A Special Nest (English)

A bird is trying to build a nest for herself. But everywhere she builds a nest, something or the other disturbs her. What will she do?

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

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