I Need a Violin

Author: Aruna Keerthi Gamage

Illustrator: Nuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri

Translator: Magdalena Cooper

Butterfly and Dragonfly sit on a piece of grass. Butterfly begins to sing a beautiful melody.

Dragonfly is sad because he wants to join, but he lost his violin.

“I have an idea!" says Butterfly.

Butterfly and Dragonfly fly to Ladybird's house.

Ladybird is shelling peanuts. Butterfly and Dragonfly offer to help. In return, he gifts them a beautiful peanut shell.

Next, they help Grasshopper mow her lawn.

In return, she gifts them a few straws of hay and some grass from her lawn.

Finally, they help the bees to find their honey.

"Thanks!" say the bees as they hand Butterfly a ball of wax.

Then, Butterfly begins to look for a cobweb.

"What are doing now?" whines Dragonfly.

Dragonfly is tired of helping. He goes to sleep.

Suddenly, he wakes up to a beautiful sound!

What's this? Butterfly has made a violin using the gifts they received!

"Here," says butterfly. "Now you can play with me while I sing."

Now, whenever Butterfly sings, Dragonfly plays the violin.

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This story:I Need a Violinis translated byMagdalena Cooper. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'පුංචි සමනලී', byAruna Keerthi Gamage. © Room to Read , 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A dragonfly and a butterfly, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A dragonfly and a butterfly sitting on a leaf, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A dragonfly and a butterfly talking, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A dragonfly and a butterfly flying, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A ladybird gifting a peanut shell to a butterfly, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A butterfly and dragonfly mowing grass, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A grasshopper giving gifts to a butterfly, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A dragonfly and butterfly helping bees, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Bees gifting beeswax to a butterfly, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A dragonfly and butterfly standing, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. 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:A dragonfly sleeps, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A dragonfly sits thoughtfully, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:A dragonfly sees a butterfly playing, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:A butterfly gifts a violin to a dragonfly, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:A butterfly sings, a dragonfly plays, byNuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri© Room to Read, 2014. 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/

I Need a Violin (English)

A dragonfly wants a violin but does not know how to make one. His friend the butterfly helps him get a violin.

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

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