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The Magic Powder – A Folktale from Myanmar — illustrated by P.G. Dinesh

Level A2 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

The Magic Powder – A Folktale from Myanmar

Written by Anitha Selvanathan
Illustrated by P.G. Dinesh

Once upon a time, there lived a young woman called Thuza who was married to Theingi. They were a happy couple. But there was one problem that nagged Thuza – her husband believed he would find a way to turn dirt into gold! Did he succeed? Read this delightful tale from Myanmar to find out.

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The Magical Pen — illustrated by Vignesh Girish
The monk’s new shawl — illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta

Level A2 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

The monk’s new shawl

Written by Alok Kuchlous
Illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta

This is a simplified version of the excellent original story. I have removed some difficult words and made the sentences simpler.

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The Mundu Magicians — illustrated by Gayathri Bashi

Level A2 (estimated) · 12 pages · English

The Mundu Magicians

Written by Gayathri Bashi
Illustrated by Gayathri Bashi

Unni wants to be a mundu magician, just like his Ammumma. What can he make with Ammumma’s old mundus?

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The Neighbourhood of Animals — illustrated by Pratyush Gupta

Level A2 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

The Neighbourhood of Animals

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Pratyush Gupta

Andy and Jasmine live in a neighbourhood filled with different animals they get along with. There are many dogs and cats, cows and fishes. There is even a friendly frog that gives advice.

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The Ok Om Bok Festival — illustrated by Lê Hoàng Long, Lê Nam Đã

Level A2 (estimated) · 18 pages · English

The Ok Om Bok Festival

Written by Alisha Berger
Illustrated by Lê Hoàng Long, Lê Nam Đã

It's a special day in Nhay's neighbourhood. Every house is decorated with flowers and ribbons for the Ok Om Bok festival. Everyone is preparing offerings. How can Nhay help?

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The Porcupine and Elephant — illustrated by Arban Mawthoh

Level A2 (estimated) · 14 pages · English

The Porcupine and Elephant

Written by Lanu Tsudir
Illustrated by Arban Mawthoh

On a warm day, an elephant and a porcupine are locked in a silly showdown, each claiming to be the strongest and the mightiest. As they quarrel, an unsuspecting third party can’t help but chuckle at their antics. How will this squabble end?

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The Shapes in Our Pookalam — illustrated by Saksham Arora

Level A2 (estimated) · 9 pages · English

The Shapes in Our Pookalam

Written by Megha Vishwanath
Illustrated by Saksham Arora

Nikku and his chechi are celebrating Onam. They are making a beautiful pookalam with different flowers. Spot the different shapes they use to create it.

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The Spicy Spat — illustrated by Anitha Selvanathan

Level A2 (estimated) · 12 pages · English

The Spicy Spat

Written by Shahin Ashraf Ali
Illustrated by Anitha Selvanathan

Who is the king or queen of spices? Some of the spices in the kitchen argue upon the answer. How does this argument end? Read in this story.

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The Street Song — illustrated by Ashok Rajagopalan

Level A2 (estimated) · 10 pages · English

The Street Song

Written by C G Salamander
Illustrated by Ashok Rajagopalan

Step into the streets and listen to the orchestra that’s made up of so many melodies, as vendors sell string hoppers and kolam powders as well as fish and coffee, while children snack on semiya ice and murukus. Listen carefully. Do you hear that sound?

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The Sun and the Moon — illustrated by Salim Kasamba

Level A2 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

The Sun and the Moon

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Salim Kasamba

The sun and the moon work together to invite the sea into their house. But the sea brings along its problems, all of its creatures, and could potentially flood the land.

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Suggested age, readers, English difficulty and US school grade are separate labels. Age groups are guidance based on source information or editorial review; unreviewed books are “Not assessed”. A US grade is assigned only with source information or a documented assessment; otherwise it is “Not assessed”. Levels use A1–C2 to indicate reading difficulty. StoryWeaver levels 1/2/3/4 use our approximate A1/A2/B1/B2 guide, labelled “estimated”; this is not an official equivalence. A book-specific assessment takes priority. Other unassessed books are labelled “Not assessed”. Source StoryWeaver levels are retained separately. Classics retain their original English.

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