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BEDTIME STORY WRITTEN BY SANJIV JAISWAL ‘SANJAY’,

TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY MANISHA CHAUDHRY

ILLUSTRATED BY AJIT NARAYAN

OTHER CREDITS: This book was originally published on Storyweaver by Pratham Books. Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organisation that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children. Smile Please! is based on original story by Sanjiv Jaiswal ‘Sanjay’ and is translated by Manisha Chaudhry. The copyright for this translation lies with Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 License.

* THE STORY ‘SMILE PLEASE!‘ WAS CREATED BY PRATHAM BOOKS AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS -BY-4.0 LICENSE. FORMATTING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

Let’s Chat About The Stories ~ Ideas for Talking With KidsI

Feelings, Independent Thinking

1. Why do you think the fawn’s mother suggests hitting the boulder? Do you think this would have helped? Why or why not?
2. Why do you think the fawn and his mother laughed at the end of the book?