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चौक का छोटा कैफ़े
The Little Café in Chowk
Anaya arrives in Lucknow's Chowk at the tail of the monsoon with one bag and a plan to sell, unlocks her late grandmother's tiny café, and wakes the next morning to…
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चुन्नु-मुन्नु का नहाना
Bath time for Chunnu and Munnu
Yay! It is bath time for Chunnu and Munnu, Today, Mama sings a new rhyme for Chunnu and Munnu La la la la...
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चलो किताबें खरीदने
Going to Buy a Book
One day, grandfather gave my brother and me some money. "Go and buy books," he said. We were both very happy. We both love to read.
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चौक का छोटा कैफ़े
The Little Café in Chowk
Anaya arrives in Lucknow's Chowk at the tail of the monsoon with one bag and a plan to sell, unlocks her late grandmother's tiny café, and wakes the next morning to…
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Bath time for Chunnu and Munnu
Yay! It is bath time for Chunnu and Munnu, Today, Mama sings a new rhyme for Chunnu and Munnu La la la la...
Read free previewचलो किताबें खरीदने
Going to Buy a Book
One day, grandfather gave my brother and me some money. "Go and buy books," he said. We were both very happy. We both love to read.
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मोटा राजा दुबला कुत्ता
Fat King Thin Dog
This is a fat king.
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लाल बरसाती
The Red Raincoat
On Sunday, Manu’s parents got him a red raincoat. “Ma, may I wear it now?” asked Manu. “No, my dear, the rains are near, but just now the sky is clear,” said Ma.
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मुझे वो वाला चाहिये!
I Want That One!
It was a holiday for Amma. She was reading a book. Anil had a holiday too. He wanted to do.... SOMETHING! “Amma, I want to see what is in that blue box!” said Anil.…
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नौकरी की खोज
Finding a job
Alisha needs to find a job because her family needs money for food and clothes.
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मलिक की कहानी
Malik’s story
My name is Malik and I am 39 years old. I was born in Afghanistan. My religion is different from the main religion in Afghanistan.
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अगोस्टीनो की कहानी
Agostino’s story
My name is Agostino and I am 51 years old. My job is delivering food by bicycle. I have two daughters, but we hardly ever speak. Their mother and I no longer live…
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जन्म देना
Giving birth
Selamawit is 29 years old. She gave birth to her first child in Eritrea. She and her family had a hard time there, so they decided to go to Italy.
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दवाई लेना
Getting medicine
Tom has a toothache. His tooth hurts very much.
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खाना
Food
He is eating pizza. It is tasty.
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मेरा परिवार
My family
This is my family.
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मैं बहुत कुछ कर सकती हूँ
I can do many things
I can cook.
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कपड़े खरीदना
Buying clothes
Ali’s shirt is old. He needs a new one.
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वे क्या कर रहे हैं?
What are they doing?
I am talking.
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मौसम
The weather
It is sunny.
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तुम्हें कैसा संगीत पसंद है?
What sort of music do you like?
Tulima loves music. She listens to it every day.
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परिवार के बारे में बात करना
Talking about family
“Do you have any family?”
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मौसम के बारे में बात करना
Talking about the weather
“The days are starting to get cold. What is the temperature?”
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सचाई के लिए आवाज़ उठाना
Standing out for the right reason
Edson was born in Angola, just after the country became independent. He was a very tall boy. Because of his height he stood out. The people who were giving weapons to…
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सुबह-सुबह पक्षियों की आवाज़
The sound of birds in the morning
Yulia, her husband, and their little daughter lived in a small, quiet village in Ukraine. Yulia loved being woken every morning by the sound of birds. She never…
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नॉर्वे आना
Coming to Norway
My two brothers and I came to Norway in December 2016. We wore summer clothes because we thought it would be as warm in Norway as it was in Somalia. However, when we…
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पति के रूप में एक वृद्ध आदमी
An old man as a husband
I thought Norwegian men were the best men in the world, but that is not true! Before I met the man who became my husband, I worked in a factory in Bangkok, and he…
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एक छोटा बीज: वंगारी मथाई की कहानी
A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai
In a village on the slopes of Mount Kenya in East Africa, a little girl worked in the fields with her mother. Her name was Wangari.
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खलाई पौधों से बात करती है।
Khalai talks to plants
This is Khalai. She is seven years old. Her name means ‘the good one’ in her language, Lubukusu.
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गधा बच्चा
Donkey Child
It was a little girl who first saw the mysterious shape in the distance.
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टॉम केलेवाला
Tom the banana seller
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
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दादी माँ के साथ छुट्टियाँ
Holidays with grandmother
Odongo and Apiyo lived in the city with their father. They looked forward to the holidays. Not just because school was closed, but because they went to visit their…
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निर्णय
Decision
My village had many problems. We made a long line to fetch water from one tap.
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मगोज़वे
Magozwe
In the busy city of Nairobi, far away from a caring life at home, lived a group of homeless boys. They welcomed each day just as it came. On one morning, the boys…
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वह दिन जब मैंने शहर के लिए घर छोड़ा
The day I left home for the city
The small bus stop in my village was busy with people and overloaded buses. On the ground were even more things to load. Touts were shouting the names where their…
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साकीमा का गाना
Sakima’s song
Sakima lived with his parents and his four year old sister. They lived on a rich man’s land. Their grass-thatched hut was at the end of a row of trees.
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