A Dress for Porcupine

Author: Chammi Iresha

Illustrator: Chathurika Jayasooriya

Translator: Alisha Berger

The New Year is just around the corner.

Gethum, the spider has a lot of work to do.

“How do I make a dress for Kooru?”  Gethum wonders.

The first dress Gethum made

was too thin.

The second dress was too tight.

Kooru couldn’t even walk in it.

Maybe I should just stay home on the new year, thought Kooru.

I will somehow make a dress for Kooru, thought Gethum.

But the next dress didn't suit her either.

It only covered her front!

“No dress suits me because of my spikes,”

Kooru cried to Gethum.

Now it was the New Year's eve.

Gethum worked all night.

She didn't sleep at all.

She wove a beautiful

design around Kooru’s spikes.

Everyone wore beautiful clothes on New Year's day!

There were many competitions and lots of gifts and awards.

Of course, Kooru won for

Best Dress .

But, the most prestigious prize was for the year's Hardest Worker.

And you know who won that prize!

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This story:A Dress for Porcupineis translated byAlisha Berger. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'හැඩ වැඩ පැංචෝ', byChammi Iresha. © Room to Read , 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A porcupine and a spider, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A spider with wool, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A porcupine and a spider with wool, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A porcupine wearing a dress, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A porcupine looking uncomfortable, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A porcupine crying, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A spider thinking of dress designs, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A porcupine looks at herself in the mirror, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A crying porcupine and a spider, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A confused spider, a sleepy porcupine, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. 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 spider sews a dress for a porcupine, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A spider and a porcupine go to a party, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Prizes on display in front of a crowd, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:A porcupine wins a prize, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:A prize on display, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:A spider wins a prize, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:A spider and a porcupine, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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A Dress for Porcupine (English)

Kooru the porcupine asks her friend Gethum the spider to make a beautiful new year's dress for her. Gethum tries, but how can she dress an animal with such sharp spikes?

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

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