The Moon and The Cap by Noni
© Pratham Books, 2007 First English Edition: 2007 Illustrations: Angie & Upesh ISBN 978-81-8263-888-4 Registered Office: PRATHAM BOOKS No.633/634, 4th “C” Main, 6th ‘B’ Cross, OMBR Layout, Banaswadi, Bangalore- 560043. Phone: 080 25429726 / 27 / 28 Regional Offices: Mumbai 022 - 65162526 New Delhi 011 - 65684113 Published by: Pratham Books http://www.prathambooks.org
All of us went to the Dasara fair...
Papa bought Chintu fancy glasses. Mother bought me a bright blue cap. The baby got sugar candy.
On the way home, a very strong wind came. It blew my cap away.
My cap got stuck on a branch of the old Pipal tree.
I cried a lot. And I did not eat my dinner.
Later that night, the moon came up. It looked at my cap on the old Pipal tree.
It tried on my cap. The moon smiled happily. I had to smile too.
After school the next day, my mother gave me a shiny new red cap. “The moon sent it,” she said.
That night, both the moon and I wore our caps and smiled. We were happy.
Do you think the sun needs a hat?
Guess which cap I am wearing today!
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Hello, my name is Sonam Sonkar. I’m in class 8 and dream of being an engineer. I enjoy kathak and also love beautiful clothes. Thank you for buying this book. My friends and I will get to read many more books in our library because you bought this book.
Noni is the pen name of a writer residing in Bangalore. She works in the field of education.
Angie is a graphic designer and in her spare time loves to keep busy with ceramic. Upesh is an animator who collects graphic novels and catches up with odd films in his spare time. Together they form ‘The Other Design Studio’.