Big People and Other Stories

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK ONE BIG PEOPLE

cM+s yksx

Brother is bigger than me

esjk HkkbZ eq> ls cM+k gS

Mother is big too

eka Hkh cM+h gSa

Father is also big

firkth Hkh cM+s gSa

But now am also big

ij vc eSa Hkh cM+k gwa

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK TWO Soap

lkcqu

Mother asked me to wash my hands with soap

eka us dgk lkcqu ls gkFk /ks

Wash your feet

Wash your face

iSj /ks

eqag /ks

I washed myself

Then I went to play

eSa vPNs ls ugk;k

fiQj eSa [ksyus x;k

Again mother said

Wash your hands

fiQj eka us dgk

gkFk /ks

Wash your feet

Wash your face

iSj /ks

eqag /ks

Shucks! This soap is useless

iQsadks! ;g lkcqu gh csdkj gS

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK THREE ON THE ROUNDABOUT

xksy >wys ds mQij

Up-down, Down-up

mQij&uhps] uhps&mQij

I was watching

eSaus xkSj ls ns[kk

Want to sit? Do you have money?

cSBuk gS\ D;k tsc esa iSls gSa\

How much?

Fifty Paise

fdrus iSls\

ipkl iSls

10 Paise, 10 Paise and 10 Paise

nl iSls] nl iSls vkSj nl iSls

One basket got filled

Then the second filled

,d >wyk Hkjk

fiQj nwljk >wyk Hkjk

Then the third filled

Will you take me now?

fiQj rhljk >wyk Hkjk

D;k rqe vc eq>s yksxs\

Then I also sat on the roundabout

fiQj eSa Hkh >wys esa cSBk

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK FOUR BUS

cl

The red bus came

yky cl vkbZ

People got in

eqlkfiQj vanj p<+s

I will also sit in the bus

Along with my cat

eSa Hkh cl esa cSBwaxh

viuh fcYyh ds lkFk

No, I will not allow the cat inside

ugha] fcYyh cl esa ugha p<+ ldrh

The bus left

I was left behind

cl pyh xbZ

eSa ihNs jg xbZ

But my cat went in the bus

ij esjh fcYyh cl esa pyh xbZ

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK FIVE OPEN THE DOOR

njoktk [kksyks

Open the door

Shut the door

njoktk [kksyks

njoktk can djks

Switch ON the fan

Switch OFF the fan

ia[kk 'kq: djks

ia[kk can djks

Switch ON the light

Switch OFF the light

cYc tykvks

cYc cq>kvks

But, don't touch the PRESS !!

ns[kks] bL=kh dk fLop er Nwuk!

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK SIX ROTI

jksVh

My mother is making rotis

esjh eka jksVh lsad jgh gS

How many rotis? For whom?

bruh lkjh jksfV;ka\ fdlds fy,\

For the elephant?

gkFkh ds fy,\

For the donkey?

x/s ds fy,\

For the wolf?

HksfM+, ds fy,\

For the cats?

fcfYy;ksa ds fy,\

Mother laughed and said

eka galrs gq, cksyh

For you and your father

rsjs fy, vkSj rsjs firk ds fy,

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK SEVEN POLICE

iqfyl

Wears a coat

Wears a cap

dksV igurk gS

Vksih igurk gS

Ties a belt

That policeman

csYV cka/rk gS

oks iqfyleSu

Stands and shakes his hands

[kM+s gksdj vius gkFk fgykrk gS

I will also wear a coat like that

Wear a cap, tie a belt

eSa Hkh oSlk dksV iguwaxh

Vksih iguwaxh] isVh cka/waxh

Stand and shake my hands

[kM+s gksdj vius gkFk fgykmQaxh

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK EIGHT THROWING BALL

xsan iQsaduk

I will bat

eSa cSfVax d:axk

How high have I hit the ball !

eSaus fdruh mQaph xsan ekjh!

Oh god! The window glass broke

gk; jke! f[kM+dh dk dkap VwVk

Why did you throw the ball so hard?

rwus xsan bruh rst D;ksa iQsadh

You hit it too hard

rqeus xsan tksj ls ekjh

What are you trying to tell me?

rqe eq>s D;k fl[kk jgs gks\

Go, go. I will not play

You must let me play my chance

pyks tkvksA eq>s ugha [ksyuk

eq>s esjh ikjh [ksyus nks

No, now I will not play

ugha] vc eSa ugha [ksywaxk

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK NINE THAT BABY

oks cPpk

Cries everyday, dirties everything

jkst jksrk gS] xanxh djrk gS

Puts everything into the mouth

lc dqN eqag esa Mkyrk gS

He has to be carried the whole day

mls fnu Hkj xksnh mBkuk iM+rk gS

I don't like that child

eq>s ;s cPpk ukilan gS

But he now smiling at me, and holding my finger

ij vc oks eq>s ns[kdj eqLdqjk jgk gS vkSj esjh mQaxyh idM+s gS

I quite like the baby

eq>s oks cPpk vPNk yxrk gS

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK TEN I AM FLYING A KITE

eSa irax mM+k jgk gwa

Will you also fly?

D;k rqe Hkh mM+kvksxh\

I am spinning the top

Will you also spin the top? No

eSa yV~Vw upk jgk gwa

D;k rqe Hkh yV~Vw upkvksxh\ ugha

I am playing with marbles

Will you also play with the marbles? Yes

eSa daps [ksy jgk gwa

D;k rqe Hkh daps [ksykssxh\ gka

I will also play with the marbles

gka eSa Hkh daps [ksywaxh

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK ELEVEN BANANA CART

dsys dh xkM+h

Every day the banana cart comes

gj jkst dsys dh xkM+h vkrh gS

I will also buy bananas

Ten paise for one

eSa Hkh dsys [kjhnwaxh

nl iSls dk ,d

I like bananas very much

I drop the peel below

eq>s dsys cgqr ilan gSa

eSaus dsys dk fNydk uhps iQsadk

Oh god! My little sister slipped on it

gs Hkxoku! esjh NksVh cgu fiQly xbZ

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK TWELVE MOTHER'S SARI

eka dh lkM+h

Mother's Sari

I will wear

eka dh lkM+h

eSa iguwaxh

I wrap it once, then twice

It is still very-very long

eSaus ,d ckj yisVh] nqckjk yisVh

lkM+h vHkh Hkh cgqr yach gS

When the snake wraps then? It is still long.

vxj lkai yisVs fiQj\ rc Hkh yach

When the crocodile wraps then? It is still long.

vxj exjePN yisVs fiQj\ rc Hkh yach

Mother, who can wear your saree?

Mother laughed

eka rqEgkjh lkM+h dkSu igu ldrk gS\

eka galh

I will wear this long sari

eSa gh iguwaxh bruh yach lkM+h

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK THIRTEEN Train

jsyxkM+h

I sat in the train

eSa jsyxkM+h eSa cSBh

With my father

Hustle-bustle, so many people!

vius firkth ds lkFk

/Ddk&eqDdh] brus lkjs yksx!

Whistle sounded, train started

lhVh cth] jsyxkM+h pyh

Station came

Second station

LVs'ku vk;k

nwljk LVs'ku

Third station

rhljk LVs'ku

Time to get down

I caught my father's hand

mrjus dk le; vk x;k

eSaus firkth dk gkFk idM+k

People pushed from behind

We came out automatically

yksxksa us ihNs ls /Ddk fn;k

ge vius vki gh ckgj vk x,

Train

jsyxkM+h

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK FOURTEEN THE GIRL CLIMBS UP

yM+dh mQij p<+h

The girl climbs up

Climbs down

yM+dh mQij p<+h

uhps mrjh

Fell down

And cried

fxj xbZ

vkSj jksbZ

I also climbed

Then climbed down

eS Hkh mQij p<+k

fiQj uhps mrjk

I didn't fell down

eSa ugha fxjk

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK FIFTEEN RUNNING FAST

rst nkSM+rh

The car runs fast

dkj rsth ls nkSM+rh gS

The truck runs fast

Vªd rsth ls nkSM+rk gS

The train runs fast

jsyxkM+h rsth ls nkSM+rh gS

The bus runs fast

cl rsth ls nkSM+rh gS

The cycle runs fast

The scooter runs fast

lkbfdy rsth ls nkSM+rh gS

LdwVj rsth ls nkSM+rh gS

I also run fast

eSsa Hkh rst nkSM+rk gwa

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK SIXTEEN Father, I want

firkth] eq>s pkfg,

Ice candy

Only one

ciQZ dk xksyk

fliQZ ,d

One more, one more

No

,d vkSj] ,d vkSj

ugha

Father I want a pinwheel

Only one

firkth eq>s fiQjdh pkfg,

fliQZ ,d

One more

One more

,d vkSj

,d vkSj

No

Father I want goggles

ugha

firkth eq>s p'ek pkfg,

No!

ugha!

Aruna Thakkar / Rao Bel / Unicef BOOK SEVENTEEN LITTLE THINGS

NksVh phtsa

Bead is small

eksrh NksVk

Needle is small

lqbZ NksVh

Coins are small, what to do?

flDds NksVs] D;k d:a\

My hands are small too!

esjs gkFk Hkh NksVs!