Thambu's Kite

Author: Mythily Thevaraja

Illustrator: R. C. Pradeep Kumar

Translator: Alisha Berger

This is Thambu and his family.

Oh no!

Thambu's string breaks.

His kite flies away!

Thambu runs after the kite.

Appa runs after Thambu.

Amma runs after Appa.

Akka runs after Amma.

Chinamma runs after Akka.

Mama runs after Chinamma.

Look who is running after Mama!

Everyone is running.

Oh no, oh no! Watch out!

Everyone stops.

Thambu doesn't!

Pruushhhhh! Praashhhhh!

Thambu catches his kite.

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This story:Thambu's Kiteis 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:'தம்புவின் பட்டம்', byMythily Thevaraja. © Room to Read , 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A boy stands on a tractor searching for something, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A boy plays with a kite as his family looks on, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A kite's thread breaks and it flies away, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A child runs after a kite, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A man runs after a boy, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A woman runs after a man, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A girl runs after a woman, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A woman runs after a girl, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A man runs after a woman, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A dog runs after a man, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© 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/

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Page 11:People run after a boy in a line, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:People try to stop a boy jumping into a puddle, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:People get splashed as a boy jumps into a puddle, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:A boy flies a kite, byR. C. Pradeep Kumar© 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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Thambu's Kite (English)

Thambu loves flying his kite. One day, the string breaks while Thambu is flying it. What will Thambu do?

This is a Level 1 book for children who are eager to begin reading.

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