Paplu the GiantAuthor Ramendra KumarIllustrator Zainab Tambawalla

This is the story of a nine-year old giant called PapluHe was very different from the other giants Theyloved to fight whereas Paplu hated fighting Whilehis classmates would spend their time twisting theears of dinosaurs or yanking the tails of tigers Papluwould be busy protecting his friends

Paplursquos mother was worried about her son Onenight she woke up Paplu ldquoSon you will never behappy staying in our tribe I am taking you to avillage where people are normal human beings Youwill stay there with Raghav the head manrdquo Just before they reached the village Paplursquos motherasked him to close his eyes When he opened themhe almost fainted He had shrunk to one-tenth hissize and so had she Paplursquos mother handed himover to Raghav and left

2

3

Paplu soon made friends with the boys and girls ofthe village One day Raghav came home very worried ldquoA ruthless bandit called Angaar has blocked theonly way out of our village We cannot go to ourfarms to work and will surely starverdquo he said Papluwished he could help Raghav in some way Paplu suddenly remembered something Beforeleaving the forest his mother had told him themagic words which would make him a giant onceagain And as a giant he would easily be able to takecare of Angaar Paplu did everything he could including standing onhis head and pulling his own ears but he couldnrsquotremember those words

4

5

Then Paplu heard a soft lisp ldquoPaplu paiyaa playwith me pleathrdquo It was his two-year old neighbour Soni Paplu washer best friend He picked her up and threw her highin the air and she started singingldquoPaplu paiyya Paplu paiyaa thlow me up cath mequick Paplu paiyya Paplu paiyya please show meyoull magic thlikrdquo Paplu froze These words and the tune sounded veryfamiliar He rushed inside and came out with a bluestone in his hand He now remembered what his mother had told himldquoSon throw the stone in the air and say thesewords Irsquoll throw you up Irsquoll catch you quick Donrsquotforget my magic trickrdquo

6

7

As Paplu threw the stone and recited the words hefelt himself swelling up like a balloon Suddenly he heard a sound ndash R-r-rip R-ri-ip Hisclothes were tearing If he didnrsquot look for cover hewould soon be standing bang in the middle of thevillage in clothes hundred sizes too small for him All he would have to cover his modesty would bestrips of cloth and little else Paplu rushed into thewoods with the sound lsquoR-r-rip Rri-i-prsquo chasing himOnce deep into the undergrowth Paplu got downon his knees It looked like he had missed a word or two in themagic chant his mother had made him learn That iswhy his clothes had not grown along with his body

8

9

What was he to do now Although he had become agiant he couldnrsquot venture out on his rescue missionin his birthday suit He needed clothes urgently Buthow was he to get clothes his size and that tooquickly He heard a voice and looked down It was RaghavldquoSoni told me you had become big and that you hadrun away somewhere When I heard this strangestory I came out to investigaterdquo ldquoUsing a magic trick my mother taught me I havebecome a giant Now I can take care of Angaar andhis gangrdquo said Paplu ldquoThatrsquos great then what are you waiting forrdquoldquoMy clothes didnrsquot keep pace with my growth I amwearing almost nothing How can I come out likethisrdquo Raghav thought for some time and saidldquoOkay give me some time By nightfall Irsquoll have yourclothes readyrdquo

10

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

This is the story of a nine-year old giant called PapluHe was very different from the other giants Theyloved to fight whereas Paplu hated fighting Whilehis classmates would spend their time twisting theears of dinosaurs or yanking the tails of tigers Papluwould be busy protecting his friends

Paplursquos mother was worried about her son Onenight she woke up Paplu ldquoSon you will never behappy staying in our tribe I am taking you to avillage where people are normal human beings Youwill stay there with Raghav the head manrdquo Just before they reached the village Paplursquos motherasked him to close his eyes When he opened themhe almost fainted He had shrunk to one-tenth hissize and so had she Paplursquos mother handed himover to Raghav and left

2

3

Paplu soon made friends with the boys and girls ofthe village One day Raghav came home very worried ldquoA ruthless bandit called Angaar has blocked theonly way out of our village We cannot go to ourfarms to work and will surely starverdquo he said Papluwished he could help Raghav in some way Paplu suddenly remembered something Beforeleaving the forest his mother had told him themagic words which would make him a giant onceagain And as a giant he would easily be able to takecare of Angaar Paplu did everything he could including standing onhis head and pulling his own ears but he couldnrsquotremember those words

4

5

Then Paplu heard a soft lisp ldquoPaplu paiyaa playwith me pleathrdquo It was his two-year old neighbour Soni Paplu washer best friend He picked her up and threw her highin the air and she started singingldquoPaplu paiyya Paplu paiyaa thlow me up cath mequick Paplu paiyya Paplu paiyya please show meyoull magic thlikrdquo Paplu froze These words and the tune sounded veryfamiliar He rushed inside and came out with a bluestone in his hand He now remembered what his mother had told himldquoSon throw the stone in the air and say thesewords Irsquoll throw you up Irsquoll catch you quick Donrsquotforget my magic trickrdquo

6

7

As Paplu threw the stone and recited the words hefelt himself swelling up like a balloon Suddenly he heard a sound ndash R-r-rip R-ri-ip Hisclothes were tearing If he didnrsquot look for cover hewould soon be standing bang in the middle of thevillage in clothes hundred sizes too small for him All he would have to cover his modesty would bestrips of cloth and little else Paplu rushed into thewoods with the sound lsquoR-r-rip Rri-i-prsquo chasing himOnce deep into the undergrowth Paplu got downon his knees It looked like he had missed a word or two in themagic chant his mother had made him learn That iswhy his clothes had not grown along with his body

8

9

What was he to do now Although he had become agiant he couldnrsquot venture out on his rescue missionin his birthday suit He needed clothes urgently Buthow was he to get clothes his size and that tooquickly He heard a voice and looked down It was RaghavldquoSoni told me you had become big and that you hadrun away somewhere When I heard this strangestory I came out to investigaterdquo ldquoUsing a magic trick my mother taught me I havebecome a giant Now I can take care of Angaar andhis gangrdquo said Paplu ldquoThatrsquos great then what are you waiting forrdquoldquoMy clothes didnrsquot keep pace with my growth I amwearing almost nothing How can I come out likethisrdquo Raghav thought for some time and saidldquoOkay give me some time By nightfall Irsquoll have yourclothes readyrdquo

10

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

3

Paplu soon made friends with the boys and girls ofthe village One day Raghav came home very worried ldquoA ruthless bandit called Angaar has blocked theonly way out of our village We cannot go to ourfarms to work and will surely starverdquo he said Papluwished he could help Raghav in some way Paplu suddenly remembered something Beforeleaving the forest his mother had told him themagic words which would make him a giant onceagain And as a giant he would easily be able to takecare of Angaar Paplu did everything he could including standing onhis head and pulling his own ears but he couldnrsquotremember those words

4

5

Then Paplu heard a soft lisp ldquoPaplu paiyaa playwith me pleathrdquo It was his two-year old neighbour Soni Paplu washer best friend He picked her up and threw her highin the air and she started singingldquoPaplu paiyya Paplu paiyaa thlow me up cath mequick Paplu paiyya Paplu paiyya please show meyoull magic thlikrdquo Paplu froze These words and the tune sounded veryfamiliar He rushed inside and came out with a bluestone in his hand He now remembered what his mother had told himldquoSon throw the stone in the air and say thesewords Irsquoll throw you up Irsquoll catch you quick Donrsquotforget my magic trickrdquo

6

7

As Paplu threw the stone and recited the words hefelt himself swelling up like a balloon Suddenly he heard a sound ndash R-r-rip R-ri-ip Hisclothes were tearing If he didnrsquot look for cover hewould soon be standing bang in the middle of thevillage in clothes hundred sizes too small for him All he would have to cover his modesty would bestrips of cloth and little else Paplu rushed into thewoods with the sound lsquoR-r-rip Rri-i-prsquo chasing himOnce deep into the undergrowth Paplu got downon his knees It looked like he had missed a word or two in themagic chant his mother had made him learn That iswhy his clothes had not grown along with his body

8

9

What was he to do now Although he had become agiant he couldnrsquot venture out on his rescue missionin his birthday suit He needed clothes urgently Buthow was he to get clothes his size and that tooquickly He heard a voice and looked down It was RaghavldquoSoni told me you had become big and that you hadrun away somewhere When I heard this strangestory I came out to investigaterdquo ldquoUsing a magic trick my mother taught me I havebecome a giant Now I can take care of Angaar andhis gangrdquo said Paplu ldquoThatrsquos great then what are you waiting forrdquoldquoMy clothes didnrsquot keep pace with my growth I amwearing almost nothing How can I come out likethisrdquo Raghav thought for some time and saidldquoOkay give me some time By nightfall Irsquoll have yourclothes readyrdquo

10

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Paplu soon made friends with the boys and girls ofthe village One day Raghav came home very worried ldquoA ruthless bandit called Angaar has blocked theonly way out of our village We cannot go to ourfarms to work and will surely starverdquo he said Papluwished he could help Raghav in some way Paplu suddenly remembered something Beforeleaving the forest his mother had told him themagic words which would make him a giant onceagain And as a giant he would easily be able to takecare of Angaar Paplu did everything he could including standing onhis head and pulling his own ears but he couldnrsquotremember those words

4

5

Then Paplu heard a soft lisp ldquoPaplu paiyaa playwith me pleathrdquo It was his two-year old neighbour Soni Paplu washer best friend He picked her up and threw her highin the air and she started singingldquoPaplu paiyya Paplu paiyaa thlow me up cath mequick Paplu paiyya Paplu paiyya please show meyoull magic thlikrdquo Paplu froze These words and the tune sounded veryfamiliar He rushed inside and came out with a bluestone in his hand He now remembered what his mother had told himldquoSon throw the stone in the air and say thesewords Irsquoll throw you up Irsquoll catch you quick Donrsquotforget my magic trickrdquo

6

7

As Paplu threw the stone and recited the words hefelt himself swelling up like a balloon Suddenly he heard a sound ndash R-r-rip R-ri-ip Hisclothes were tearing If he didnrsquot look for cover hewould soon be standing bang in the middle of thevillage in clothes hundred sizes too small for him All he would have to cover his modesty would bestrips of cloth and little else Paplu rushed into thewoods with the sound lsquoR-r-rip Rri-i-prsquo chasing himOnce deep into the undergrowth Paplu got downon his knees It looked like he had missed a word or two in themagic chant his mother had made him learn That iswhy his clothes had not grown along with his body

8

9

What was he to do now Although he had become agiant he couldnrsquot venture out on his rescue missionin his birthday suit He needed clothes urgently Buthow was he to get clothes his size and that tooquickly He heard a voice and looked down It was RaghavldquoSoni told me you had become big and that you hadrun away somewhere When I heard this strangestory I came out to investigaterdquo ldquoUsing a magic trick my mother taught me I havebecome a giant Now I can take care of Angaar andhis gangrdquo said Paplu ldquoThatrsquos great then what are you waiting forrdquoldquoMy clothes didnrsquot keep pace with my growth I amwearing almost nothing How can I come out likethisrdquo Raghav thought for some time and saidldquoOkay give me some time By nightfall Irsquoll have yourclothes readyrdquo

10

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

5

Then Paplu heard a soft lisp ldquoPaplu paiyaa playwith me pleathrdquo It was his two-year old neighbour Soni Paplu washer best friend He picked her up and threw her highin the air and she started singingldquoPaplu paiyya Paplu paiyaa thlow me up cath mequick Paplu paiyya Paplu paiyya please show meyoull magic thlikrdquo Paplu froze These words and the tune sounded veryfamiliar He rushed inside and came out with a bluestone in his hand He now remembered what his mother had told himldquoSon throw the stone in the air and say thesewords Irsquoll throw you up Irsquoll catch you quick Donrsquotforget my magic trickrdquo

6

7

As Paplu threw the stone and recited the words hefelt himself swelling up like a balloon Suddenly he heard a sound ndash R-r-rip R-ri-ip Hisclothes were tearing If he didnrsquot look for cover hewould soon be standing bang in the middle of thevillage in clothes hundred sizes too small for him All he would have to cover his modesty would bestrips of cloth and little else Paplu rushed into thewoods with the sound lsquoR-r-rip Rri-i-prsquo chasing himOnce deep into the undergrowth Paplu got downon his knees It looked like he had missed a word or two in themagic chant his mother had made him learn That iswhy his clothes had not grown along with his body

8

9

What was he to do now Although he had become agiant he couldnrsquot venture out on his rescue missionin his birthday suit He needed clothes urgently Buthow was he to get clothes his size and that tooquickly He heard a voice and looked down It was RaghavldquoSoni told me you had become big and that you hadrun away somewhere When I heard this strangestory I came out to investigaterdquo ldquoUsing a magic trick my mother taught me I havebecome a giant Now I can take care of Angaar andhis gangrdquo said Paplu ldquoThatrsquos great then what are you waiting forrdquoldquoMy clothes didnrsquot keep pace with my growth I amwearing almost nothing How can I come out likethisrdquo Raghav thought for some time and saidldquoOkay give me some time By nightfall Irsquoll have yourclothes readyrdquo

10

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Then Paplu heard a soft lisp ldquoPaplu paiyaa playwith me pleathrdquo It was his two-year old neighbour Soni Paplu washer best friend He picked her up and threw her highin the air and she started singingldquoPaplu paiyya Paplu paiyaa thlow me up cath mequick Paplu paiyya Paplu paiyya please show meyoull magic thlikrdquo Paplu froze These words and the tune sounded veryfamiliar He rushed inside and came out with a bluestone in his hand He now remembered what his mother had told himldquoSon throw the stone in the air and say thesewords Irsquoll throw you up Irsquoll catch you quick Donrsquotforget my magic trickrdquo

6

7

As Paplu threw the stone and recited the words hefelt himself swelling up like a balloon Suddenly he heard a sound ndash R-r-rip R-ri-ip Hisclothes were tearing If he didnrsquot look for cover hewould soon be standing bang in the middle of thevillage in clothes hundred sizes too small for him All he would have to cover his modesty would bestrips of cloth and little else Paplu rushed into thewoods with the sound lsquoR-r-rip Rri-i-prsquo chasing himOnce deep into the undergrowth Paplu got downon his knees It looked like he had missed a word or two in themagic chant his mother had made him learn That iswhy his clothes had not grown along with his body

8

9

What was he to do now Although he had become agiant he couldnrsquot venture out on his rescue missionin his birthday suit He needed clothes urgently Buthow was he to get clothes his size and that tooquickly He heard a voice and looked down It was RaghavldquoSoni told me you had become big and that you hadrun away somewhere When I heard this strangestory I came out to investigaterdquo ldquoUsing a magic trick my mother taught me I havebecome a giant Now I can take care of Angaar andhis gangrdquo said Paplu ldquoThatrsquos great then what are you waiting forrdquoldquoMy clothes didnrsquot keep pace with my growth I amwearing almost nothing How can I come out likethisrdquo Raghav thought for some time and saidldquoOkay give me some time By nightfall Irsquoll have yourclothes readyrdquo

10

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

7

As Paplu threw the stone and recited the words hefelt himself swelling up like a balloon Suddenly he heard a sound ndash R-r-rip R-ri-ip Hisclothes were tearing If he didnrsquot look for cover hewould soon be standing bang in the middle of thevillage in clothes hundred sizes too small for him All he would have to cover his modesty would bestrips of cloth and little else Paplu rushed into thewoods with the sound lsquoR-r-rip Rri-i-prsquo chasing himOnce deep into the undergrowth Paplu got downon his knees It looked like he had missed a word or two in themagic chant his mother had made him learn That iswhy his clothes had not grown along with his body

8

9

What was he to do now Although he had become agiant he couldnrsquot venture out on his rescue missionin his birthday suit He needed clothes urgently Buthow was he to get clothes his size and that tooquickly He heard a voice and looked down It was RaghavldquoSoni told me you had become big and that you hadrun away somewhere When I heard this strangestory I came out to investigaterdquo ldquoUsing a magic trick my mother taught me I havebecome a giant Now I can take care of Angaar andhis gangrdquo said Paplu ldquoThatrsquos great then what are you waiting forrdquoldquoMy clothes didnrsquot keep pace with my growth I amwearing almost nothing How can I come out likethisrdquo Raghav thought for some time and saidldquoOkay give me some time By nightfall Irsquoll have yourclothes readyrdquo

10

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

As Paplu threw the stone and recited the words hefelt himself swelling up like a balloon Suddenly he heard a sound ndash R-r-rip R-ri-ip Hisclothes were tearing If he didnrsquot look for cover hewould soon be standing bang in the middle of thevillage in clothes hundred sizes too small for him All he would have to cover his modesty would bestrips of cloth and little else Paplu rushed into thewoods with the sound lsquoR-r-rip Rri-i-prsquo chasing himOnce deep into the undergrowth Paplu got downon his knees It looked like he had missed a word or two in themagic chant his mother had made him learn That iswhy his clothes had not grown along with his body

8

9

What was he to do now Although he had become agiant he couldnrsquot venture out on his rescue missionin his birthday suit He needed clothes urgently Buthow was he to get clothes his size and that tooquickly He heard a voice and looked down It was RaghavldquoSoni told me you had become big and that you hadrun away somewhere When I heard this strangestory I came out to investigaterdquo ldquoUsing a magic trick my mother taught me I havebecome a giant Now I can take care of Angaar andhis gangrdquo said Paplu ldquoThatrsquos great then what are you waiting forrdquoldquoMy clothes didnrsquot keep pace with my growth I amwearing almost nothing How can I come out likethisrdquo Raghav thought for some time and saidldquoOkay give me some time By nightfall Irsquoll have yourclothes readyrdquo

10

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

9

What was he to do now Although he had become agiant he couldnrsquot venture out on his rescue missionin his birthday suit He needed clothes urgently Buthow was he to get clothes his size and that tooquickly He heard a voice and looked down It was RaghavldquoSoni told me you had become big and that you hadrun away somewhere When I heard this strangestory I came out to investigaterdquo ldquoUsing a magic trick my mother taught me I havebecome a giant Now I can take care of Angaar andhis gangrdquo said Paplu ldquoThatrsquos great then what are you waiting forrdquoldquoMy clothes didnrsquot keep pace with my growth I amwearing almost nothing How can I come out likethisrdquo Raghav thought for some time and saidldquoOkay give me some time By nightfall Irsquoll have yourclothes readyrdquo

10

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

What was he to do now Although he had become agiant he couldnrsquot venture out on his rescue missionin his birthday suit He needed clothes urgently Buthow was he to get clothes his size and that tooquickly He heard a voice and looked down It was RaghavldquoSoni told me you had become big and that you hadrun away somewhere When I heard this strangestory I came out to investigaterdquo ldquoUsing a magic trick my mother taught me I havebecome a giant Now I can take care of Angaar andhis gangrdquo said Paplu ldquoThatrsquos great then what are you waiting forrdquoldquoMy clothes didnrsquot keep pace with my growth I amwearing almost nothing How can I come out likethisrdquo Raghav thought for some time and saidldquoOkay give me some time By nightfall Irsquoll have yourclothes readyrdquo

10

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

11

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Raghav went back home and summoned all thetailors in the village Twenty one tailors appeared inno time Raghav explained the problem to them andsaid ldquoI want a pair of pyjamas and a kurta to bestitched as soon as possible for Paplurdquo Soon lsquoOperation Paplu Dressrsquo started It was quitefunny to see the tailors scrambling up Paplursquos backlegs and hands to take his measurements Thewhole village got into action contributing whatevermaterial they could Even Soni donated her dollrsquosshawl to the project In seven hours the dress was ready In seven hourswith a whoop of joy Paplu stood up towering overthe villagers He looked really smart with the multi-coloured kurta and an equally multi-colouredpyjama There was thunderous applause

12

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

13

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

It was just past midnight Angaar and his men werefast asleep Only two bandits were on guardSuddenly Angaar woke up He could hear a strangesound He got up and picking up his sword rushedout of his tent The other dacoits too were comingout of their enclosures spears and swords in hand ldquoWhooshrdquo There was the sound again It seemed tobe growing louder and closer ldquoWHOOSHrdquo Angaar looked around A dust storm seemed to begathering momentum

14

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Trees had started swaying and the noise was slowlybecoming deafening ldquoWHOOSH WHOOSHrdquo Angaar felt himself beingpicked up by the air current He desperately tried tohold on flaying his arms and legs but it was no useHe was flying in the air To his left was his deputy Jarnail looking like anungainly dinosaur To his right was his mostaccomplished swordsman Talwar air-borne like hiscolleagues desperately trying to reach out for hissword which was flying ahead of him A few minuteslater there was a splash

15

16

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

17

18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

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Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

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They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

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18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

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20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

They landed in the river to the south of the villageAs they swam to the shore spluttering andshivering a huge shadow loomed over their heads ldquoAngaar you scoundrelrdquo the shadow thundered itsvoice echoing in the night ldquoYhellipyesrdquo stammered the dreaded Angaar He hadnever been so terrified in his life since the day hisfather Rosh Bundela had walloped him for eatingup his jalebis ldquoThis time I have merely roughed you up Next timeif you or any of your men come anywhere close tothe village Irsquoll rip each and every limb from yourbodies and chew them uprdquo ldquoYyes Maharaj we will never again come within athousand miles of this placerdquo

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18

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

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20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

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ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

ldquoGood Remember if I hear you are even passingthrough these parts Irsquoll make a paste of you andyour gang and feed it to the fish in this riverrdquo

ldquoYes Maharaj But please do tell me who are you Ihave never seen you in these partsrdquo

ldquoI am a guardian of this villagerdquo Paplu said Hepaused for a good ten seconds and then in hisdeepest tone said ldquoAnd my name is Paplu theGiantrdquo And with these words Paplu stormed back to thevillage Angaar and his men left the same night andwere never heard of again Paplu went back to his original shape and sizeHowever he couldnrsquot get back his original name Noone called him Paplu anymore To everyone andeven to Soni he was Paplu the Giant

19

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

20

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

Story AttributionThis story Paplu the Giant is written by Ramendra Kumar copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indianlanguages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Giant looking at girl in the palm of his hand by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 3 Boy with mother and father at night in Village by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CCBY 40 license Page 5 Boy standing upside down with people around talking raising hands and running by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl jumping happily as boy throws stone in the air by Zainab Tambawalla copy PrathamBooks 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Giant with tattered clothes running for cover as Man looks on by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Naked giant crouching behind tree as man looksby Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Man sitting on a tree branch and crowdcheer Giant in multi-coloured shirt and pyjama by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 16 Man with handlebar moustache jumps as two other men with swords in their hands look on in panic by Zainab Tambawalla copy Pratham Books2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 Men look with fear at Giant wearing multi-coloured pyjama by Zainab Tambawallacopy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 20 Crowd cheers as Man holds up boys hand by ZainabTambawalla copy Pratham Books 2011 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copymodify distribute and perform the work even for commercialpurposes all without asking permission For full terms of use andattribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own

(English)Paplu the Giant Paplu was a strange giant who did not like to fight with anyone nor

did he like scaring people But when his beloved villagers were indanger he rose to great heights to solve the problem

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