Stories Without Pictures

As promised, Nani takes Mishti to the zoo once again. They stroll around the zoo, and visit all the big elephants, noisy monkeys, scary ferocious lions and happy playful seals. Mishti also learns some very interesting things about these animals, from her Nani. Listen to the story if you want to find out what Mishti learned. Written by Nidhi Gupta. Mishti's voice by 5-year old Nandita Gautam. Cover art by Seher Sekhon, our 6.5 year old friend and listener from Canada, for Nani and Mishti Visit the Zoo Again, written by Nidhi Gupta, under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Have you ever been to a travelling fair? No? Come join Kengeri Kannan as he, along with his wife and children, goes to the village fair. As usual Kengeri is clumsy and slips on a banana peel! As they explore the fair, they buy little toys, watch the performers at the circus, and listen to Kengeri's favourite song.

Cover art by siblings Yashvi and Tanush Dutt - our 6 & 5 year old friends and listeners from Ahmedabad. Bengali folk-song medley is performed by our very talented friend and pianist Riddhita Chatterjee for Kengeri Kannan Goes to the Village Fair, written by Nidhi Gupta, under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Mishti’s friend Tara loves Nani’s coconut barfi! She can’t wait to eat them, but the barfi is not ready yet. In this story, Mishti and Tara help Nani make yummy coconut barfi. If you too want to make coconut barfi, listen to the story to find out how.

Written by Nidhi Gupta.

Mishti's voice by 5-year old Nandita Gautam, Tara's voice by 7-year old Navya Singh, and cover art by our 8-year old friend and listener Aditi Nikhil Eldurkar for Nani, Mishti and Tara Make Coconut Barfi, written by Nidhi Gupta, under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Kengeri Kannan returns from his farm and is very tired. He falls into such a deep sleep that nobody is able to wake him up. Luckily for Kengeri, someone has a great idea to wake him up from his slumber. Listen to this story to find out if the idea really worked or if Kengeri is still asleep!  

Written by Nidhi Gupta.

Cover art by our 7-year old friend and listener Anaika Kurian for Kengeri Kannan Wants to Sleep, written by Nidhi Gupta, under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Mishti wants to go back to the park with Nani, but Nani has a better idea! Nani takes Mishti to the Zoo for a fun-filled day! Listen to the story and learn about all the birds and animals they meet in the zoo.

Nani and Mishti Visit the Zoo written by Nidhi Gupta.

Cover art: Animals in the jungle by Chaaya Prabhat, for We Love Our Home written by Karthika G, published by Pratham Books (©Pratham Books, 2019) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver.

Sringeri Srinivas is always angry! More so, when the monkeys try to steal his prized bananas! However, Sringeri Srinivas ends up rolling on the ground with laughter. What makes him laugh so much? Listen to this story to find out!

A man and a monkey looking at a banana peel with confusion by Angie & Upesh, for Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh written by Rohini Nilekani, published by Pratham Books (©Pratham Books, 2016) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver.

This is a story about Mishti and her Nani's amazing adventure through a beautiful park and the lanes around it.

Dogs and cats pampering the boy by Deepa Balsavar, for Nani's Walk to the Park written by Deepa Balsavar, supported by Parag: A Sir Ratan Tata Trust Initiative, published by Pratham Books (©Pratham Books, 2018) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver.

Join Janice and her grandmother as they stroll through Kolkata's Chinatown and discover weird but wonderful gifts for their loved ones!

Girl hanging on a round red lantern by Kalyani Ganapathy, for Janice Goes to Chinatown written by Anuradha Sengupta, published by Pratham Books (©Pratham Books, 2017) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver.

This is a story about Rubina, who has just moved to a new home and misses her old friends! She wants to make new friends, but nobody wants to play with her. What will Rubina do? Who will she play with?

Girl with a caterpillar on her forehead by Ekta Bharti, for I Love Me written by Menaka Raman, published by Pratham Books (©Pratham Books, 2019) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver.

Listen to the story of a very special Turtle called Tima, and how his hard work and dedication made him nothing less than a superhero! 

Cover art by Ruchi Shah, for Tima and His Magical Flippers written by Nidhi Gupta (©Nidhi Gupta, 2021) under a CC BY 4.0 license.