ब त बड़ी! ब त छोट !

Author: Lavanya Karthik

“तुम ब त बड़ी हो!”

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“अभी तुम कूल अकेले नह
जा सकत ,” अ बू कहते ह

“तुम ब त छोट हो!”

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“छोट के ब तर म तुम
नह सो सकत शानू,”
दा कहते ह!

“तुम ब त बड़ी हो!”

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“तुम छोट को उठाकर
पाक म नह ले जा सकत ,”
दाद कहती ह

“अभी तुम ब त छोट हो!”

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शानू हैरान है।
ब त बड़ी, ब त छोट !

एक ही समय म वह एक साथ
ब त बड़ी और ब त छोट
कैसे हो सकती है?

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पुरानी गुलाबी ाक पहनने के
लए ब त बड़ी,

ले कन डोसा बनाने के लए
ब त छोट !

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दा क पीठ पर चढ़ने
के लए ब त बड़ी?

और छोट को गोद म
उठाने के लए ब त छोट ?

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“तो म या करने के लए
एकदम सही ँ?”
शानू सोचती है।

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अ मी ने मु करा कर कहा,
“तुम इतनी बड़ी हो क
बड़े कूल जा सको!”

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“और इतनी छोट हो क
म तु ह अपने कंध पर
बठा सकँू ,” अ बू ने कहा!

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“तुम इतनी बड़ी हो
क मुझे सुबह क
सैर पर ले चलो,”
दा ने कहा!

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“और तुम इतनी छोट
हो क म तु ह कहा नयाँ
सुना सकँू ,” दाद ने कहा!

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“और तुम हमेशा हमेशा
इसके लए एकदम
सही उ क रहोगी,”
सब ने कहा ओर उसे
ख़ुशी से गले लगा लया!

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Cover page: Two cats and a pair of feet, by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Girl
wants mother to carry her, by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Father running
after girl, by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Girl tries to climb in with baby, by
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Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Big baby looks at small girl, girl sits on grandpa's back, by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights
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under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Mother holding uniform, smiling at girl, by Lavanya Karthik © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under
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ब त बड़ी! ब त छोट ! शानू इतनी बड़ी है क अ मी उसे उठा नह सकत और इतनी छोट क अकेले कूल नह जा

(Hindi)
सकती। चलो अब इस छोट सी कहानी को पढ़ते ह और जानते ह क आप या इतने छोटे है
क इस कताब को पढ़ नह सकते या इतने बड़े क इसे खुद पढ़!

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