Written by Janaki Sooriyarachchi and narrated by Rob Griffiths

It’s Nikini’s mom’s birthday tomorrow, and she is sad that she doesn’t have a present ready for her mom. She loves her mom and wants to give her something special. So she searches high and low for the perfect gift, but what is the perfect gift? Something big? Beautiful? Precious? Nikini isn’t sure but luckily she has her friends the firefly, a mynah bird, rabbit, and a spider to help her!

This story suitable for children of ages 4 – 9 years old

Janaki is from Sri Lanka. If you like you can download the illustrations and read the story.

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