Written by Rohini Mohan. Illustrated by Jayesh Sivan.

Published By **Pratham Books**.

Narrated by Asawari Doshi.

Noorain is on a mission to learn cycling so that she can win a race against her best friend Wasim. But Noorain’s Mission Cycle gets complicated as conflict escalates in her city.

**Story's Video**: [https://youtu.be/dsSr1zRvfEA](https://youtu.be/dsSr1zRvfEA)

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**Releasing this story on the birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi 2nd Oct.!**

Original story "**Marching to Freedom**" by Subhadra Sen Gupta. Translated into Hindi by Manisha Chaudhry. Illustrated by Tapas Guha.

**Published by Pratham Books.**

Narrated by Asawari Doshi.

नौ वर्ष का धनी साबरमति आश्रम में रहता है। उसने हठ पकड़ ली है कि वह महात्मा गाँधी के साथ दाँडी यात्रा पर जायेगा। अंग्रेजों द्वारा लगाये गये नमक कर का विरोध करेगा। दाँडी यात्रा कि ७५ वीं जयन्ती पर लिखी गयी एक दिलचस्प कहानी!

**Story's Video**: [https://youtu.be/dSYYZxMlHXA](https://youtu.be/dSYYZxMlHXA)

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Original story "**Walking in the Wild**" by Sejal Mehta. Translated into Hindi by Swagata Sen Pillai. Illustrated by Barkha Lohia.

Published By **Pratham Books**.

Narrated by Asawari Doshi.

चलिए एक सैर पे चलें, ज़खुमा के साथ - एक निडर गार्ड जो मिज़ोरम के जंगलों में रहता है। जैसे जैसे ज़खुमा हमें अपने जंगल से परिचित करवाता है, हमें अलग-अलग जानवरों के बारे में नई जानकारी मिलती है और हम यह भी समझ पाते हैं कि जंगल की रखवाली कैसे की जाती है।

Story's Video: [https://youtu.be/RZSKWOaKs7o](https://youtu.be/RZSKWOaKs7o)

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Story written by Timira Gupta. Beautifully and Brilliantly illustrated by Rajiv Eipe. Published By Pratham Books.

Narrated by Asawari Doshi.

Chutku returns from his walks with his aunt, his pocket full of treasures and stories. Narrated from a child’s point of view, this is the story of the heartwarming relationship between an aunt and her nephew.

Story's Video: [https://youtu.be/jwFHC1um7Eg](https://youtu.be/jwFHC1um7Eg)

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Story written by Bijal Vachharajani. Illustrated by Jayesh Sivan.

Published By **Pratham Books**.

Narrated by Asawari Doshi.

Without seeds, there would be no food to eat or clothes to wear. Inspired by a real-life event, this is the story of a village that comes together to open a seed bank.

Story's Video: [https://youtu.be/7B7SiIq_vNE](https://youtu.be/7B7SiIq_vNE)

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Original story "**The Night the Moon Went Missing**" by Shreya Yadav. Translated into Hindi by Puja Omveer Rawat. Beautifully illustrated by Sunaina Coelho. Published by **Pratham Books**.

Narrated by Asawari Doshi.

एक रात जब चाँद सागर से नहीं निकला, तब मायशा और उसकी दोस्त उछली, एक उछलने वाली मछली, ने उसको ढूँढने का ज़िम्मा उठाते हैं। पर वो अँधेरी रात में, गहरे सागर में रौशनी के बिना चाँद को आखिर ढूँढेंगें कैसे?

Story's Video: [https://youtu.be/ScnVYmmrr1w](https://youtu.be/ScnVYmmrr1w)

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Should we get upset with anyone's comment about our performance? No, definitely not. Instead, let's take it positively and accept it as a challenge. Go for it! 

Title of the story "Challenge". Beautiful story by Saral Spandan magazine. 

Narrated by Asawari Doshi.

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Story written by Nandini Nayar. Beautifully illustrated by Ashwini Hiremath. Published by Pratham Books.

Narrated by Asawari Doshi.

When Mini and Tara’s home is flooded because of a broken pipe in the bathroom, Amma comes to the rescue. What’s in Amma’s tool-kit?

Story's Video: [https://youtu.be/x0_6KDDUYlA](https://youtu.be/x0_6KDDUYlA)

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Original story "Whoopee… Hyperloop!" by Sreelata Menon. Translated into Hindi by Madhubala Joshi. Illustrated by Satya Krishna Prakash.

Narrated by Asawari Doshi.

Published by Pratham Books.

विष्णु को नर्इ जगहें देखना पसंद है। लेकिन उसे लंबी यात्राएँ नापसंद हैं। वह सोचता है कि काश हमारे पास यातायात के तेज़ गति से चलने वाले साधन होते। इसलिए हाइपरलूप के बारे में पढ़ कर वह बस हवा में उड़ रहा है व्हऊऊ! आम लोगों के लिए चलने वाला भविष्य का यह यातायात का साधन क्या है?

Story's Video: [https://youtu.be/o8tz6ku3P18](https://youtu.be/o8tz6ku3P18)

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The original story in English "Welcome to the Forest" by Bhavna Menon. Translated into Marathi by Varsha Gajendragadkar. Illustrated by Kavita Singh Kale.

Narrated by Asawari Doshi.

Published by Pratham Books.

Tulsa is off to Kanha Tiger Reserve with her school friends. Along with the forest officials, the students experience the jungle in a unique and exciting way.

Story's video: [https://youtu.be/21J7sONf_dU](https://youtu.be/21J7sONf_dU)

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