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Read IndiaMOO MOO BROWN COW,HAVE YOU ANY MILK?Jayashree DeshpandeSrikrishna Kedilaya
Original Story (Kannada) Nore Nore Hallu by Jayashree DeshpandePratham Books, 2004Rajiv Gandhi Foundation -ReadIndiaFirst English Edition:2004& Design: Srikrishna KedilayaEnglish Translation: Dr. Divaspathy HegdeIllustrationsISBN:81-8263-136-XRegistered Office:PRATHAM BOOKS633-634, 4th "C" Main, 6th 'B' Cross,Banaswadi, Bangalore 560 043 080-25429726 / 27 / 28OMBRLayout,Regional Offices:Mumbai 022-65162526 and NewDelhi 011-65684113Typesetting and Layout by: Pratham Books,NewDelhiPrinted by: Pentaplus Printers Pvt. Ltd., BangalorePublished by:Pratham Books www.prathambooks.orgSomerights reserved. This book is CC-BY-3.0 licensed.terms of use and attribution available at:http://www.prathambooks.org/ccFull
MOO MOO BROWN COW, HAVE YOU ANY MILK?story:Jayashree Deshpandeillustration:Srikrishna KedilayaEnglish Translation:ThisDr.Divaspathy Hegdebook belongs to
Raju livedinthecity.Butinsummer, when school wastheout,Raju headed straight for hisAjja'shouseinthe village.
Every summer, he learnt somethingThis time, hewasmilk does notnew at Ajja'shouse.to learn that in the village,come out of plastic sachets!
The evening heto thearrived, Ajjitook himcowshed behind the house.Four gentle brown cows were
"Raju,remember the glassThisisthesaidAjji.of milk you just had?cow that the milk came from!""The milk drank came from a cow?"Iasked Raju, very surprised."You mean youjustmilked her and therewas my glass of milk, ready todrink?"
"Yes, Raju," smiledThisthisisKaveri,oneisRaju stoodAjji."Come and meet my cows.whose milk youjust drank, thisGanga, and there at the far cornerwhere he was, looking at the cows"Come, Raju," coaxedAjji.isisKapila,Gowri."doubtfully."Come and touch them.They won't hurt you."
As Raju moved among them, the calves moved closerto their mothers andmooed, wonderingtrust this stranger. Theirmothersthem know Raju waslickedifthey couldthem, lettinga friend.
Raju picked up courage and reached up totouch Gowri's neck.somewhatItlike Ajji'sRaju's touch,felt all softand wrinkly,neck. Gowrimooedwanting to be friends.at
"No,"AllAjji," said Raju,Ifeeling aknow is that incomes to our doorthelittle silly.city,in plasticour milksachets."
"Come,letme show you," said Ajji.Taking him by the hand, she led him to Kapila.Kapha's calfAjji firstwasallowed thedrink asmuchclose by.calf to suckle,andmilk as she needed.
Then she washedSittingKapila'sudders with water and cleaned them.on her haunches, she began to milk the cow, pressingthe udders gently between finger and thumb.
As Raju watched, milk spurted fromthe udders into the vessel below.The vessel began tofillup slowlyand the milk began to turn frothythe top. Rajuwasatsurprised andpleased to see the frothy milk."Ajji,"he said excitedly, "seehowthe bubbles are forming at the top!"
"Yes, Raju," saidAjji,smiling at his excitement."When pull on the udders, powerful jets ofmilk come out. They hit the surface of the milkIinthe vessel with great force, mixing with theairand forming bubbles. Thatiswhat makesfresh milk taste so different from milk thatcomes out ofa packet!""Wow! had noIidea!" said Raju.
Ajjiboiled the fresh frothy milkand poured out a glass forgood"Ajji,that Raju finisheditininRaju.aIttasted sofew quick gulps.when go back to the city,Ithe kitchen,Ishall tell allmy friends where milk comes from," said Raju."I shall tell them how good fresh milk tastes atmy Ajji's house."
Use you imagination and colourthis pictureany way YOUlike.
Iam Ankit.lawinIstudyin class 7and want to become a lawyer when grow up because thewill never see me lagging behind in disco dancing andIequal for everybody. Youcricket also!Thank you for buying this book. My friends andlibrary because you bought this book.Jayashree Deshpandeisbeen writing for nearlypublicationsina prolificIwillget to readmany more books in ourauthor of short stories, essays, humour and novelsfifteen years.Her stories have been publishedKannada. Jayashree has travelled widely acrossin allinKannada. She hasleading magazines andUSA and Europe andloves writingtravelogues. Her hobbies include travel, photography and reading literature.is a painter and graphic artist. He has been working in an advertising agency forHe has done the artwork and cover design for several books in Kannada.Srikrishna Kedilayanearly a decade.
Does milk come out of a packet or out of a cow? When city boy Raju visitshis Ajja's farm in the village, he watches Ajj'i milking her cows. Raju lovesthe sight of the fresh milk frothing in the bucket, but there is somethinghe enjoys even more. What do you think it is?Othertitles inthe series:The Hare And The Tortoise (Again!) The Sparrow And The Fruit The Rainbow FishRow, Row, Row Your Boat The Koel's Song The Day The Vegetables Came To SchoolRuby Red, Rosy Red The Generous Crow Grandpa Fish And The RadioFormore information onOur books lable in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu and Oriya.PRATHAM BOOKSPratham Books is a not-for-profit publisher that produceshigh-quality and affordable children's books in Indian languages.Age Group: 7-10 yearsMoo Moo Brown Cow, Have You AnyMRP: Rs. 20.00Milk? (English)
pande RajivGandhiFoundation-PrathamBooks,2004 FirstEnglishEdition:2004 Illustrations&Design:SrikrishnaKedilaya .
