The Hat Seller

Author: Ananta Prasad Wagle

Illustrator: Promina Shreshtha

Translator: Shannon David

One day, a hat seller was travelling to a village to sell his hats.

After walking for a long time, he got tired.

So he sat under a tree to rest.

He was so tired that he quickly fell asleep.

While he slept, a group of monkeys looked down on him from the tree.

They climbed down the tree to get a closer look.

They opened his bag and looked through it. They were excited to find many hats of different colors, just their size.

Soon, each monkey was wearing one of the hats!

The monkeys danced merrily wearing hats of red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple and pink.

Suddenly, the hat seller rolled over in his sleep and all the monkeys ran up the tree.

When he woke up a few moments later, the monkeys watched and waited.

The hat seller checked his bag. He was very sad to find it empty. All his hats were gone.

Then, he looked up and saw the monkeys wearing his hats!

He was surprised at first. But then he grew angry.

He thought hard about how to get the hats back from the monkeys.

Then, he took off his own hat and threw it right at the monkeys.

The monkeys thought the hat seller was trying to hit them, and they were angry.

So, the monkeys took off the hats they were wearing and threw them at the hat seller one by one.

The hat seller collected all his hats and put them into his bag.

The monkeys looked at the hat seller in wonder and he walked off to sell his hats, laughing as he went.

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This story:The Hat Selleris translated byShannon David. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'टोपीवाला', byAnanta Prasad Wagle. © Room to Read , 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:Man on the road, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Man walking down the road, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Tired man, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Man under a tree, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Man asleep under tree, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:Asleep man and monkeys, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:Man surrounded by monkeys, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Monkeys looking into a bag, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Monkeys wearing caps, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Monkeys dancing, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. 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:Man under a tree with monkeys, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:Monkeys on a tree, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Man looking through his bag, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:Man staring at monkeys, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:Man dreaming of caps, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:Man throwing cap at monkeys, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:Angry monkeys, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 18:Monkeys throwing caps, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 19:Man collecting caps, byPromina Shreshtha© Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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The Hat Seller (English)

On a long day's work, a hat seller rests under a tree without realizing that a family of monkeys are living in its branches. Curious as ever, the monkeys come down from the branches and take all of the hats from the hat seller’s bag. Join the hat seller as he tries to trick the monkeys into giving him his hats back.

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

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