Chunu & Munu: The Corn Is Yummy!

Authors: Shantdas Manandhar, Shilpi Pradhan

Illustrator: Abin Shrestha

Translator: Alisha Berger

Chunu and Munu are walking.

They reach the corn field.

Their daddy is in the field.

He is sowing corn.

“Can we help you?” the girls ask.

Father looks at Chunu.

Then he looks at Munu.

"Okay," Daddy says.

“Come and help me.”

Chunu and Munu are happy.

They water the corn.

Weeks later, the corn begins

to sprout.

The girls cheer and smile.

They weed the corn.

It is growing so well!

A few weeks later...

Chunu says, “Look at the weeds!”

Munu says,

“Look at the grass.”

Chunu pulls out the weeds.

Munu pulls out the grass.

The corn crop is happy.

Chunu picks the cobs.

Munu puts them in a basket.

The basket is full of corn!

The girls carry it all the

way home.

Daddy roasts the corn.

Chunu and Munu eat it happily.

Chunu and Munu cheer,

“The corn is yummy.

Very yummy!”

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This story:Chunu & Munu: The Corn Is Yummy!is translated byAlisha Berger. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'मकै मीठो, धेरै मीठो !', byShantdas Manandhar,Shilpi Pradhan. © Room to Read , 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:Two girls eat corn, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Two girls walk hand in hand, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Two girls see a man sowing seeds, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Two girls, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Two girls look at a man sowing seeds, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A farmer gestures to two girls, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:Two girls water a field, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Two girls happy to see a plant grow, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Two girls hoe a farm, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Two girls point at grass, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. 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:Two girls clean up a field, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:Corn field, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Two girls collect corn cobs, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:Two girls carry a basket of corn cobs, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:A man roasts corn cobs over a fire, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:Two girls happily eat corn, byAbin Shrestha© Room to Read, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Chunu & Munu: The Corn Is Yummy! (English)

Chunu and Munu help their father grow corn. Will they get to eat some, too?

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

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