The Ladybird

Author: Shantdas Manandhar

Illustrator: Promina Shreshtha

Translator: Stephanie Wei

The ladybird is an insect with lots of black spots.

Many, many black spots.

It's not a butterfly.

It's a different insect.

It's not an insect with flat wings.

It's an insect with round wings.

It's not a big insect.

It's a small insect.

It has spots which are equal in shape and size. It has a red body with black spots.

Ladybird, how did you get spots all over your body?

Did you get them yourself?

Can you give me one?

I want a spot.

Not many spots, just one.

One red spot to put on my forehead to be like a ladybird.

Match the following :

Ladybird

Butterfly

Flatwinged insect

Blackspot

Redspot

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This story:The Ladybirdis translated byStephanie Wei. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'टिकटिके कीरा', byShantdas Manandhar. © Room to Read , 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:Two ladybirds, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Two children see a ladybird, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A butterfly and a ladybird, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A ladybird and a praying mantis, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Two children and a ladybird, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A ladybird surrounded by spots, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:Two children see a ladybird on a leaf, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Two children see a flying ladybird, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A girl points to a ladybird, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Two children look up to a ladybird, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. 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 ladybird among flowers, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A ladybird, red spots and a girl, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:A ladybird, butterfly and praying mantis, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2008. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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The Ladybird (English)

Two children discover a ladybird while walking back from school. What kind of insect is it?

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

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