The Village of Five Poles

Author: Mukesh Malviya

Illustrator: Proiti Roy

Translator: Sanjana Khoobchandani

One day, in a sleepy village with no electricity, the Electricity Department decided to put up electricity poles.

The villagers were excited.

Every day, a big pit was dug out for each pole.

The entire village would gather and watch.

Ropes were used to pull up the poles. The villagers helped lift the poles into the pits.

Even the kids pulled the ropes with all their might. " HAYYIIISHHHHAAAAAA !"

Once the poles were up, the Electricity Department team vanished.

Every day, the villagers would wait for them to come back and finish their work. All they could talk about was how excited they were to get electricity.

The villagers began climbing up the poles. The poles gave them a perfect view

of their surroundings and far away villages.

Days passed, with no sign of the Electricity

Department team.

One evening, a little child took a lantern from her house.

She climbed up one of the poles and hung the lantern on top.

Everyone noticed the lovely bright lantern on top of the pole.

The next evening, the villagers hung lanterns from all five poles.

Every day, lanterns were taken down, refueled, and hung back up again.

The villagers made a game of it and had lots of fun.

Then, even without electricity,

the nearby villages could spot this

little village from afar at night.

They began calling it

‘The Village of Five Poles.’

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This story:The Village of Five Polesis translated bySanjana Khoobchandani. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'पाँच खंबों वाला गाँव', byMukesh Malviya. © Room to Read , 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:Five poles with lanterns hung on them, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:People bring an electricity pole to a village, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:People look down a pit, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:People help erect a pole using ropes, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:People talk about electricity, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A child climbs a pole and looks into the distance, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A group of houses, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A child looks at a pole with a lantern, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A little mouse, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:People look at a pole with a lantern at night, byProiti Roy© 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:People climb up poles to hang lanterns, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:Animals look at a village with lanterns hung from poles at night, byProiti Roy© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Lantern, byProiti Roy© 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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The Village of Five Poles (English)

After the Electricity Department installs five electricity poles in their village, the villagers are excited. But when the Electricity Department doesn't return to finish the work, the village is left with five empty poles. What will they do?

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

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