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Chuskit Goes to SchoolAuthor Sujatha PadmanabhanIllustrator Madhuvanti Anantharajan
Chuskit woke up early thatmorning It was a veryspecial day and she was tooexcited to sleep She eagerlylooked out of the room throughthe window next to her bed
It was spring time in Ladakh and the apricot trees were in fullbloom Two magpies had alreadybegun their day and were busylooking for insects to eat HerAma-ley was awake too Shecould hear her in the kitchenmaking gur-gur tea
2
Chuskit had been awake for thelast hour This was a day she wasgoing to remember for a longtime Can you guess why
No it was not Losar theNew Year festival That wasmany months away Nor was itany special day in her villagelike the gonpa festival or awedding day
Today was going to be Chuskits first day at school Atnine years she had waited along long time for this
3
The school was not very far awayfrom her home To getthere you had to walk up tothe main road Just beforethe prayer wheel you tookthe path to the left of theroad that ran along anarrow stream Near the poplartrees you crossed the stream byjumping over the big rocks
Once you got to the other side a short walk up a slope took you to the school All the children of Skitpo Yul Chuskits village walked to school everyday and with ease But not little Chuskit Shehad a disability and could notwalk
4
Chuskit was born with legs that did not work likeeveryone elsersquos Her father had taken her to thevillage amchi and then to the doctors in Leh Butno amount of medicine had helped her walk
At first Chuskit did not realise that she was in anyway different from the Stobdan her youngerbrother or her cousins But soon there were manythings she could not do as easily as them
ldquoThat does not matterrdquo her Aba-ley would tell herwhenever she felt sad ldquoYou can stitch better thanany of them And you draw very wellrdquo Aba-ley oftenbrought her some colour pencils from Leh
5
Chuskit would sit at the kitchenwindow everyday and draw whatshe saw while her Ama-leycooked She could see herfamilys animals being taken tograze every morning
She could see the blue waters ofthe stream that flowed near byAnd she would be the first one toannounce the arrival ofa visitor to their house
6
Chuskit used a chair fittedwith wheels to move aroundElders called it a wheelchair Youcould move it in any direction-forward left right and evenbackward - by moving the wheelswith your hands You onlyneeded to have really strongarms to push the weight of yourbody and the chair
When Aba-ley first brought thewheelchair home everyone inher family was very excited
7
ldquoNow I wonrsquot have to carryChuskit everywhere I can wheelher aroundrdquo said Ama-ley withtears of happiness in her eyesldquoAnd I will be able to gowherever I wantrdquo criedChuskit excitedly
ldquoPlease please could I ride onyour wheelchair once in a wayrdquobegged StobdanHe wanted to wheel itaround too It looked like funBilla the big black cat jumped onto the wheel-chair and stretchedacross the seatldquoYes this is far more comfortablethan the sack cloth I sleep onrdquoshe purred
8
Slowly Chuskit learnt to useher wheelchair She wouldask her mother to seat her inthe wheelchair outside herhome every evening
From here she would watchchildren returning from schoolchattering and laughing merrilyin groups In a while the eveningbus would return from Lehbringing back people from workand the market place How muchmore exciting the world wasfrom here than from the kitchenwindow
9
One evening when Chuskit was sitting outsidethe house with her grandfather a young boy cameup to her He carried a letter which he handed overto her grandfather ldquoJulley The bus driver asked meto give this to yourdquo he saidldquoMy name is Abdulrdquo he said turning to Chuskit ldquoIstudy Class 6 at the Government School I haveoften wondered why you donrsquot come to schoolrdquo
ldquoJulley Abdulrdquo said Chuskit ldquoI have never been toschool The path to the school is too uneven andpebbly and my wheelchair will get stuck Besides Icannot cross the little stream in front of the schoolIt would be very difficult for my parents to carry meto school and back everydayrdquo
ldquoBut would you like to come to schoolrdquo askedAbdul
10
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
Chuskit woke up early thatmorning It was a veryspecial day and she was tooexcited to sleep She eagerlylooked out of the room throughthe window next to her bed
It was spring time in Ladakh and the apricot trees were in fullbloom Two magpies had alreadybegun their day and were busylooking for insects to eat HerAma-ley was awake too Shecould hear her in the kitchenmaking gur-gur tea
2
Chuskit had been awake for thelast hour This was a day she wasgoing to remember for a longtime Can you guess why
No it was not Losar theNew Year festival That wasmany months away Nor was itany special day in her villagelike the gonpa festival or awedding day
Today was going to be Chuskits first day at school Atnine years she had waited along long time for this
3
The school was not very far awayfrom her home To getthere you had to walk up tothe main road Just beforethe prayer wheel you tookthe path to the left of theroad that ran along anarrow stream Near the poplartrees you crossed the stream byjumping over the big rocks
Once you got to the other side a short walk up a slope took you to the school All the children of Skitpo Yul Chuskits village walked to school everyday and with ease But not little Chuskit Shehad a disability and could notwalk
4
Chuskit was born with legs that did not work likeeveryone elsersquos Her father had taken her to thevillage amchi and then to the doctors in Leh Butno amount of medicine had helped her walk
At first Chuskit did not realise that she was in anyway different from the Stobdan her youngerbrother or her cousins But soon there were manythings she could not do as easily as them
ldquoThat does not matterrdquo her Aba-ley would tell herwhenever she felt sad ldquoYou can stitch better thanany of them And you draw very wellrdquo Aba-ley oftenbrought her some colour pencils from Leh
5
Chuskit would sit at the kitchenwindow everyday and draw whatshe saw while her Ama-leycooked She could see herfamilys animals being taken tograze every morning
She could see the blue waters ofthe stream that flowed near byAnd she would be the first one toannounce the arrival ofa visitor to their house
6
Chuskit used a chair fittedwith wheels to move aroundElders called it a wheelchair Youcould move it in any direction-forward left right and evenbackward - by moving the wheelswith your hands You onlyneeded to have really strongarms to push the weight of yourbody and the chair
When Aba-ley first brought thewheelchair home everyone inher family was very excited
7
ldquoNow I wonrsquot have to carryChuskit everywhere I can wheelher aroundrdquo said Ama-ley withtears of happiness in her eyesldquoAnd I will be able to gowherever I wantrdquo criedChuskit excitedly
ldquoPlease please could I ride onyour wheelchair once in a wayrdquobegged StobdanHe wanted to wheel itaround too It looked like funBilla the big black cat jumped onto the wheel-chair and stretchedacross the seatldquoYes this is far more comfortablethan the sack cloth I sleep onrdquoshe purred
8
Slowly Chuskit learnt to useher wheelchair She wouldask her mother to seat her inthe wheelchair outside herhome every evening
From here she would watchchildren returning from schoolchattering and laughing merrilyin groups In a while the eveningbus would return from Lehbringing back people from workand the market place How muchmore exciting the world wasfrom here than from the kitchenwindow
9
One evening when Chuskit was sitting outsidethe house with her grandfather a young boy cameup to her He carried a letter which he handed overto her grandfather ldquoJulley The bus driver asked meto give this to yourdquo he saidldquoMy name is Abdulrdquo he said turning to Chuskit ldquoIstudy Class 6 at the Government School I haveoften wondered why you donrsquot come to schoolrdquo
ldquoJulley Abdulrdquo said Chuskit ldquoI have never been toschool The path to the school is too uneven andpebbly and my wheelchair will get stuck Besides Icannot cross the little stream in front of the schoolIt would be very difficult for my parents to carry meto school and back everydayrdquo
ldquoBut would you like to come to schoolrdquo askedAbdul
10
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
Chuskit had been awake for thelast hour This was a day she wasgoing to remember for a longtime Can you guess why
No it was not Losar theNew Year festival That wasmany months away Nor was itany special day in her villagelike the gonpa festival or awedding day
Today was going to be Chuskits first day at school Atnine years she had waited along long time for this
3
The school was not very far awayfrom her home To getthere you had to walk up tothe main road Just beforethe prayer wheel you tookthe path to the left of theroad that ran along anarrow stream Near the poplartrees you crossed the stream byjumping over the big rocks
Once you got to the other side a short walk up a slope took you to the school All the children of Skitpo Yul Chuskits village walked to school everyday and with ease But not little Chuskit Shehad a disability and could notwalk
4
Chuskit was born with legs that did not work likeeveryone elsersquos Her father had taken her to thevillage amchi and then to the doctors in Leh Butno amount of medicine had helped her walk
At first Chuskit did not realise that she was in anyway different from the Stobdan her youngerbrother or her cousins But soon there were manythings she could not do as easily as them
ldquoThat does not matterrdquo her Aba-ley would tell herwhenever she felt sad ldquoYou can stitch better thanany of them And you draw very wellrdquo Aba-ley oftenbrought her some colour pencils from Leh
5
Chuskit would sit at the kitchenwindow everyday and draw whatshe saw while her Ama-leycooked She could see herfamilys animals being taken tograze every morning
She could see the blue waters ofthe stream that flowed near byAnd she would be the first one toannounce the arrival ofa visitor to their house
6
Chuskit used a chair fittedwith wheels to move aroundElders called it a wheelchair Youcould move it in any direction-forward left right and evenbackward - by moving the wheelswith your hands You onlyneeded to have really strongarms to push the weight of yourbody and the chair
When Aba-ley first brought thewheelchair home everyone inher family was very excited
7
ldquoNow I wonrsquot have to carryChuskit everywhere I can wheelher aroundrdquo said Ama-ley withtears of happiness in her eyesldquoAnd I will be able to gowherever I wantrdquo criedChuskit excitedly
ldquoPlease please could I ride onyour wheelchair once in a wayrdquobegged StobdanHe wanted to wheel itaround too It looked like funBilla the big black cat jumped onto the wheel-chair and stretchedacross the seatldquoYes this is far more comfortablethan the sack cloth I sleep onrdquoshe purred
8
Slowly Chuskit learnt to useher wheelchair She wouldask her mother to seat her inthe wheelchair outside herhome every evening
From here she would watchchildren returning from schoolchattering and laughing merrilyin groups In a while the eveningbus would return from Lehbringing back people from workand the market place How muchmore exciting the world wasfrom here than from the kitchenwindow
9
One evening when Chuskit was sitting outsidethe house with her grandfather a young boy cameup to her He carried a letter which he handed overto her grandfather ldquoJulley The bus driver asked meto give this to yourdquo he saidldquoMy name is Abdulrdquo he said turning to Chuskit ldquoIstudy Class 6 at the Government School I haveoften wondered why you donrsquot come to schoolrdquo
ldquoJulley Abdulrdquo said Chuskit ldquoI have never been toschool The path to the school is too uneven andpebbly and my wheelchair will get stuck Besides Icannot cross the little stream in front of the schoolIt would be very difficult for my parents to carry meto school and back everydayrdquo
ldquoBut would you like to come to schoolrdquo askedAbdul
10
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
The school was not very far awayfrom her home To getthere you had to walk up tothe main road Just beforethe prayer wheel you tookthe path to the left of theroad that ran along anarrow stream Near the poplartrees you crossed the stream byjumping over the big rocks
Once you got to the other side a short walk up a slope took you to the school All the children of Skitpo Yul Chuskits village walked to school everyday and with ease But not little Chuskit Shehad a disability and could notwalk
4
Chuskit was born with legs that did not work likeeveryone elsersquos Her father had taken her to thevillage amchi and then to the doctors in Leh Butno amount of medicine had helped her walk
At first Chuskit did not realise that she was in anyway different from the Stobdan her youngerbrother or her cousins But soon there were manythings she could not do as easily as them
ldquoThat does not matterrdquo her Aba-ley would tell herwhenever she felt sad ldquoYou can stitch better thanany of them And you draw very wellrdquo Aba-ley oftenbrought her some colour pencils from Leh
5
Chuskit would sit at the kitchenwindow everyday and draw whatshe saw while her Ama-leycooked She could see herfamilys animals being taken tograze every morning
She could see the blue waters ofthe stream that flowed near byAnd she would be the first one toannounce the arrival ofa visitor to their house
6
Chuskit used a chair fittedwith wheels to move aroundElders called it a wheelchair Youcould move it in any direction-forward left right and evenbackward - by moving the wheelswith your hands You onlyneeded to have really strongarms to push the weight of yourbody and the chair
When Aba-ley first brought thewheelchair home everyone inher family was very excited
7
ldquoNow I wonrsquot have to carryChuskit everywhere I can wheelher aroundrdquo said Ama-ley withtears of happiness in her eyesldquoAnd I will be able to gowherever I wantrdquo criedChuskit excitedly
ldquoPlease please could I ride onyour wheelchair once in a wayrdquobegged StobdanHe wanted to wheel itaround too It looked like funBilla the big black cat jumped onto the wheel-chair and stretchedacross the seatldquoYes this is far more comfortablethan the sack cloth I sleep onrdquoshe purred
8
Slowly Chuskit learnt to useher wheelchair She wouldask her mother to seat her inthe wheelchair outside herhome every evening
From here she would watchchildren returning from schoolchattering and laughing merrilyin groups In a while the eveningbus would return from Lehbringing back people from workand the market place How muchmore exciting the world wasfrom here than from the kitchenwindow
9
One evening when Chuskit was sitting outsidethe house with her grandfather a young boy cameup to her He carried a letter which he handed overto her grandfather ldquoJulley The bus driver asked meto give this to yourdquo he saidldquoMy name is Abdulrdquo he said turning to Chuskit ldquoIstudy Class 6 at the Government School I haveoften wondered why you donrsquot come to schoolrdquo
ldquoJulley Abdulrdquo said Chuskit ldquoI have never been toschool The path to the school is too uneven andpebbly and my wheelchair will get stuck Besides Icannot cross the little stream in front of the schoolIt would be very difficult for my parents to carry meto school and back everydayrdquo
ldquoBut would you like to come to schoolrdquo askedAbdul
10
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
Chuskit was born with legs that did not work likeeveryone elsersquos Her father had taken her to thevillage amchi and then to the doctors in Leh Butno amount of medicine had helped her walk
At first Chuskit did not realise that she was in anyway different from the Stobdan her youngerbrother or her cousins But soon there were manythings she could not do as easily as them
ldquoThat does not matterrdquo her Aba-ley would tell herwhenever she felt sad ldquoYou can stitch better thanany of them And you draw very wellrdquo Aba-ley oftenbrought her some colour pencils from Leh
5
Chuskit would sit at the kitchenwindow everyday and draw whatshe saw while her Ama-leycooked She could see herfamilys animals being taken tograze every morning
She could see the blue waters ofthe stream that flowed near byAnd she would be the first one toannounce the arrival ofa visitor to their house
6
Chuskit used a chair fittedwith wheels to move aroundElders called it a wheelchair Youcould move it in any direction-forward left right and evenbackward - by moving the wheelswith your hands You onlyneeded to have really strongarms to push the weight of yourbody and the chair
When Aba-ley first brought thewheelchair home everyone inher family was very excited
7
ldquoNow I wonrsquot have to carryChuskit everywhere I can wheelher aroundrdquo said Ama-ley withtears of happiness in her eyesldquoAnd I will be able to gowherever I wantrdquo criedChuskit excitedly
ldquoPlease please could I ride onyour wheelchair once in a wayrdquobegged StobdanHe wanted to wheel itaround too It looked like funBilla the big black cat jumped onto the wheel-chair and stretchedacross the seatldquoYes this is far more comfortablethan the sack cloth I sleep onrdquoshe purred
8
Slowly Chuskit learnt to useher wheelchair She wouldask her mother to seat her inthe wheelchair outside herhome every evening
From here she would watchchildren returning from schoolchattering and laughing merrilyin groups In a while the eveningbus would return from Lehbringing back people from workand the market place How muchmore exciting the world wasfrom here than from the kitchenwindow
9
One evening when Chuskit was sitting outsidethe house with her grandfather a young boy cameup to her He carried a letter which he handed overto her grandfather ldquoJulley The bus driver asked meto give this to yourdquo he saidldquoMy name is Abdulrdquo he said turning to Chuskit ldquoIstudy Class 6 at the Government School I haveoften wondered why you donrsquot come to schoolrdquo
ldquoJulley Abdulrdquo said Chuskit ldquoI have never been toschool The path to the school is too uneven andpebbly and my wheelchair will get stuck Besides Icannot cross the little stream in front of the schoolIt would be very difficult for my parents to carry meto school and back everydayrdquo
ldquoBut would you like to come to schoolrdquo askedAbdul
10
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
Chuskit would sit at the kitchenwindow everyday and draw whatshe saw while her Ama-leycooked She could see herfamilys animals being taken tograze every morning
She could see the blue waters ofthe stream that flowed near byAnd she would be the first one toannounce the arrival ofa visitor to their house
6
Chuskit used a chair fittedwith wheels to move aroundElders called it a wheelchair Youcould move it in any direction-forward left right and evenbackward - by moving the wheelswith your hands You onlyneeded to have really strongarms to push the weight of yourbody and the chair
When Aba-ley first brought thewheelchair home everyone inher family was very excited
7
ldquoNow I wonrsquot have to carryChuskit everywhere I can wheelher aroundrdquo said Ama-ley withtears of happiness in her eyesldquoAnd I will be able to gowherever I wantrdquo criedChuskit excitedly
ldquoPlease please could I ride onyour wheelchair once in a wayrdquobegged StobdanHe wanted to wheel itaround too It looked like funBilla the big black cat jumped onto the wheel-chair and stretchedacross the seatldquoYes this is far more comfortablethan the sack cloth I sleep onrdquoshe purred
8
Slowly Chuskit learnt to useher wheelchair She wouldask her mother to seat her inthe wheelchair outside herhome every evening
From here she would watchchildren returning from schoolchattering and laughing merrilyin groups In a while the eveningbus would return from Lehbringing back people from workand the market place How muchmore exciting the world wasfrom here than from the kitchenwindow
9
One evening when Chuskit was sitting outsidethe house with her grandfather a young boy cameup to her He carried a letter which he handed overto her grandfather ldquoJulley The bus driver asked meto give this to yourdquo he saidldquoMy name is Abdulrdquo he said turning to Chuskit ldquoIstudy Class 6 at the Government School I haveoften wondered why you donrsquot come to schoolrdquo
ldquoJulley Abdulrdquo said Chuskit ldquoI have never been toschool The path to the school is too uneven andpebbly and my wheelchair will get stuck Besides Icannot cross the little stream in front of the schoolIt would be very difficult for my parents to carry meto school and back everydayrdquo
ldquoBut would you like to come to schoolrdquo askedAbdul
10
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
Chuskit used a chair fittedwith wheels to move aroundElders called it a wheelchair Youcould move it in any direction-forward left right and evenbackward - by moving the wheelswith your hands You onlyneeded to have really strongarms to push the weight of yourbody and the chair
When Aba-ley first brought thewheelchair home everyone inher family was very excited
7
ldquoNow I wonrsquot have to carryChuskit everywhere I can wheelher aroundrdquo said Ama-ley withtears of happiness in her eyesldquoAnd I will be able to gowherever I wantrdquo criedChuskit excitedly
ldquoPlease please could I ride onyour wheelchair once in a wayrdquobegged StobdanHe wanted to wheel itaround too It looked like funBilla the big black cat jumped onto the wheel-chair and stretchedacross the seatldquoYes this is far more comfortablethan the sack cloth I sleep onrdquoshe purred
8
Slowly Chuskit learnt to useher wheelchair She wouldask her mother to seat her inthe wheelchair outside herhome every evening
From here she would watchchildren returning from schoolchattering and laughing merrilyin groups In a while the eveningbus would return from Lehbringing back people from workand the market place How muchmore exciting the world wasfrom here than from the kitchenwindow
9
One evening when Chuskit was sitting outsidethe house with her grandfather a young boy cameup to her He carried a letter which he handed overto her grandfather ldquoJulley The bus driver asked meto give this to yourdquo he saidldquoMy name is Abdulrdquo he said turning to Chuskit ldquoIstudy Class 6 at the Government School I haveoften wondered why you donrsquot come to schoolrdquo
ldquoJulley Abdulrdquo said Chuskit ldquoI have never been toschool The path to the school is too uneven andpebbly and my wheelchair will get stuck Besides Icannot cross the little stream in front of the schoolIt would be very difficult for my parents to carry meto school and back everydayrdquo
ldquoBut would you like to come to schoolrdquo askedAbdul
10
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
ldquoNow I wonrsquot have to carryChuskit everywhere I can wheelher aroundrdquo said Ama-ley withtears of happiness in her eyesldquoAnd I will be able to gowherever I wantrdquo criedChuskit excitedly
ldquoPlease please could I ride onyour wheelchair once in a wayrdquobegged StobdanHe wanted to wheel itaround too It looked like funBilla the big black cat jumped onto the wheel-chair and stretchedacross the seatldquoYes this is far more comfortablethan the sack cloth I sleep onrdquoshe purred
8
Slowly Chuskit learnt to useher wheelchair She wouldask her mother to seat her inthe wheelchair outside herhome every evening
From here she would watchchildren returning from schoolchattering and laughing merrilyin groups In a while the eveningbus would return from Lehbringing back people from workand the market place How muchmore exciting the world wasfrom here than from the kitchenwindow
9
One evening when Chuskit was sitting outsidethe house with her grandfather a young boy cameup to her He carried a letter which he handed overto her grandfather ldquoJulley The bus driver asked meto give this to yourdquo he saidldquoMy name is Abdulrdquo he said turning to Chuskit ldquoIstudy Class 6 at the Government School I haveoften wondered why you donrsquot come to schoolrdquo
ldquoJulley Abdulrdquo said Chuskit ldquoI have never been toschool The path to the school is too uneven andpebbly and my wheelchair will get stuck Besides Icannot cross the little stream in front of the schoolIt would be very difficult for my parents to carry meto school and back everydayrdquo
ldquoBut would you like to come to schoolrdquo askedAbdul
10
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
Slowly Chuskit learnt to useher wheelchair She wouldask her mother to seat her inthe wheelchair outside herhome every evening
From here she would watchchildren returning from schoolchattering and laughing merrilyin groups In a while the eveningbus would return from Lehbringing back people from workand the market place How muchmore exciting the world wasfrom here than from the kitchenwindow
9
One evening when Chuskit was sitting outsidethe house with her grandfather a young boy cameup to her He carried a letter which he handed overto her grandfather ldquoJulley The bus driver asked meto give this to yourdquo he saidldquoMy name is Abdulrdquo he said turning to Chuskit ldquoIstudy Class 6 at the Government School I haveoften wondered why you donrsquot come to schoolrdquo
ldquoJulley Abdulrdquo said Chuskit ldquoI have never been toschool The path to the school is too uneven andpebbly and my wheelchair will get stuck Besides Icannot cross the little stream in front of the schoolIt would be very difficult for my parents to carry meto school and back everydayrdquo
ldquoBut would you like to come to schoolrdquo askedAbdul
10
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
One evening when Chuskit was sitting outsidethe house with her grandfather a young boy cameup to her He carried a letter which he handed overto her grandfather ldquoJulley The bus driver asked meto give this to yourdquo he saidldquoMy name is Abdulrdquo he said turning to Chuskit ldquoIstudy Class 6 at the Government School I haveoften wondered why you donrsquot come to schoolrdquo
ldquoJulley Abdulrdquo said Chuskit ldquoI have never been toschool The path to the school is too uneven andpebbly and my wheelchair will get stuck Besides Icannot cross the little stream in front of the schoolIt would be very difficult for my parents to carry meto school and back everydayrdquo
ldquoBut would you like to come to schoolrdquo askedAbdul
10
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
ldquoOf courserdquo replied ChuskitldquoI hear my younger brothertalk of all that he does at school Iwant to study like all ofyou make friends play gameswear a uniform and evenwrite exams Sometimes mybrotherteaches me songs that hehas learnt at school and I love itYou may not believe this butI sometimes dream of carryinga school bag even eatingpacked lunchrdquo
ldquoEnough Enoughrdquo interruptedher grandfatherldquoStop dreaming Chuskit Youknow you cannot go to school Ihave told you this many timesLearn as much as you can athomerdquo
11
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
ldquoMeme-ley pleaserdquo pleadedChuskit softly with tears inher eyes as her grandfatherwalked away angrily ldquoMeme-leydoes not understand how I feelrdquosaid Chuskit ldquoI remember theday my brother recited his tableswith such pride even the time helearned to read My parents werevery happy as they have neverbeen to school I too want tolearn to read and do math Doyou understandrdquo
ldquoI dordquo said AbdulldquoChuskit I will see you again Imust go now My mother will bewaiting for me Julleyrdquo
12
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
The next day Abdul wentstraight to the Headmasterrsquosroom after assembly ldquoJulley Azhang-leyrdquo he said ldquoIwant to talk to you about a girlfrom our village who does not goto school Her name is ChuskitShe is Stobdanrsquos sisterrdquo
ldquoOh yesrdquo replied theHeadmaster ldquoI know her She isdisabled isnrsquot sherdquo
13
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
ldquoYes Azhang-ley She uses a wheelchair tomove around but cannot reach school as the pathfrom her home is too rough and uneven I waswondering if we could do anything to help herAzhang-ley We could all get together and level thepath and also build a small bridge across thestreamrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos very thoughtful of you Abdulrdquo saidthe Headmaster as he patted him on the backldquoWhat made you think of Chuskit and herproblemsrdquo
ldquoAzhang-ley last week we read about thefundamental rights of citizens in our civics class Allchildren have a right to education That includesChuskit as well does it notrdquo
ldquoYes you are right Abdul Let me discuss this withthe other teachersrdquo replied the Headmaster
14
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
The next day the Headmaster called all the teachers to a meeting He shared Abdulrsquosideas with the group and asked the teachers what they felt ldquoImpossiblerdquo said one ofthem ldquoHow can we have a disabled child in our school How will she be able to writeplay and go to the toilet like the other children dordquo
15
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
ldquoThats exactly what we have to workoutrdquo said the Headmaster ldquoI hear that in thevillage of Mentok Yul the Village Education Committee has helped build aspecial toilet for one of their disabled children We could ask them whatthey have done But first we will have to get Chuskit to school Then wecould think of ways of helping her do things in schoolrdquo
16
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
Two weeks later there was great excitement at the Government School All the
children had gathered outside in the playgroundThey had come to school withouttheir school bags
there were going to be no classes today
17
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
The teachers divided the children into groups One groupworked in front of Chuskitshouse and another on the pathalong the stream A third groupwith some of the older childrenworked hard to help some oftheir teachers build a strongwooden bridge across thestream
18
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
The children laughed and sang as they removed stones androcks levelled paths and carriedwooden planks to the streamThe Headmaster went from onegroup to another making surethat all went according to plan
19
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
Chuskitrsquos parents providedeveryone with hot tea andbiscuitsChuskitrsquos grandfathersat under a willow tree by thestream watching the busy schoolchildren ldquoI never dreamt Irsquod seea day like thisrdquo he thought tohimself as he wiped a tear thatrolled down his cheek
At the end of the day it was atired but happy group of childrenthat returnedto their homes The pathfrom Chuskitrsquos home to theschool was now ready
20
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
Chuskit was going to school for the first time in her life And thats why she was so excited
21
22
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
23
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
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Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
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Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
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Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
Words used in the story that may be new to you
Aba-ley FatherAma-ley MotherMeme-ley GrandfatherAmchi A local doctor who has been trainedin Tibetan medicine Azhang-ley Term used with respect for an elderly man Gonpa Buddhist monastery Gur-gur tea Butter tea that is made in a long cylindrical wooden vessel The tea is churnedwith butter salt and milk in this vessel A low gur-gur noise is produced during churning Julley Term used as a greeting hello goodbye
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This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
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Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
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Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
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Story AttributionThis story Chuskit Goes to School is written by Sujatha Padmanabhan copy Pratham Books 2007 Some rights reserved Released under Public Domain license
Other CreditsThis book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books Chuskit Goes to School is a collaborative initiative of NIPWD (Namgyal Institute for People WithDisabilities) and Pratham Books NIPWD aims to make existing human development opportunities accessible to people with disability Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children wwwprathambooksorg
Illustration AttributionsCover page Girl by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 2 Girl and magpies in spring by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 3 House near mountains by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released underPublic Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 4 Buiding across a narrow stream by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark byPratham Books Page 5 Man carrying girl on back by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 6 Girl lookingout of the window by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 7 Man pushing a wheelchair by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 8 Girl boy woman black cat by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Releasedunder Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 9 Girl on a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by PrathamBooks Page 10 Men with girl on a wheechair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 11 Man girl andschool books by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
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Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link
Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions
Some of the elements of this work have been identified as being free of knownrestrictions under copyright law including all related and neighbouring rights You cancopy modify distribute and perform the work even for commercial purposes allwithout asking permission httpcreativecommonsorgaboutpdm
Illustration AttributionsPage 12 Girl crying by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 13 Two men talking by MadhuvantiAnantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 14 Girl on a wheelchair with a cat on her lap by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 15 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under PublicDomain Mark by Pratham Books Page 16 Faces of men and women by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 17 Faces of children by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 18 Children sitting outside a houseby Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 19 Children working outside by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 20 Tea biscuits and a man by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public DomainMark by Pratham Books Page 21 Boy pushing a girl in a wheelchair by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham BooksPage 22 Childs drawing of friends by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books Page 23 Girl man cylindricalvessel by Madhuvanti Anantharajan 2006 Released under Public Domain Mark by Pratham Books
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand
This is a Level 3 book for children who are ready to read on their own
(English)Chuskit Goes to School Nine year old Chuskit longed to go to school to make friends learn
math and play games But she could not until Abdul decided to dosomething about it
Pratham Books goes digital to weave a whole new chapter in the realm of multilingual childrens stories Knitting together children authors illustrators andpublishers Folding in teachers and translators To create a rich fabric of openly licensed multilingual stories for the children of India and the world Our uniqueonline platform StoryWeaver is a playground where children parents teachers and librarians can get creative Come start weaving today and help us get abook in every childs hand