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Angry Akku

Akku has had an awful day. Drawing and a patient conversation help her express what made her angry.

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 16 illustrated pages

Angry Akku — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Akku has had an awful day. Drawing and a patient conversation help her express what made her angry.

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Angry Akku — original illustrated page 1, English text included
Angry Akku
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 2, English text included
When the last school bell rang, all the children laughed and screamed with joy. All, except Akku. Akku was ANGRY !
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 3, English text included
"Akku! Akku! Look at the pretty sunflowers!" said Appa, as they rode through a field. "GRRMPH! They’re TOO YELLOW! They’re making my eyes hurt!" said Akku.
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 4, English text included
"Akku! Akku! Look! Look at all the monkeys!" said Appa, pointing at the roof of their house. "CHEEE!" said Akku. "SHOOO! Go AWAY! SHOOO!"
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 5, English text included
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 6, English text included
"Here, drink some buttermilk," said Appa. "It’ll cool you down." "HRRRM!" said Akku. "I DON’T WANT ANY!" "Try a sip, at least?" "OKAY! FINE!" said Akku, and tried a sip. It wasn’t all that bad. She had another sip. And another. In no time, the glass was empty.
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 7, English text included
"Would you like a vada?" asked Appa. "FFEHH!" said Akku. "Just one little bite?" "Okay, FINE!" said Akku, and took a bite. It was quite good. She took another bite. And another. In no time, the plate was empty.
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 8, English text included
"Good girl," said Appa. "Now will you tell me why you’re so angry?" "NO!" said Akku. "Was it something I did?" "NO!" "Was it something Amma did?" "NO!" "Did something bad happen in school today?" "MAYBE!" "Oho."
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 9, English text included
"Would you like to draw it?" asked Appa. "Here’s a nice sheet of paper and some crayons." "Okay, FINE!" said Akku.
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Akku drew a brick … "This is the STUPID BRICK that I tripped over this morning," said Akku. "You’re right. That IS a VERY STUPID brick!" said Appa.
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 11, English text included
And Akku drew a boy … "This is Bikku, a VERY BAD BOY! He laughed when I fell down!" said Akku. "You’re right," said Appa. "He shouldn’t have laughed at you."
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 12, English text included
And Akku drew an idli … "This is my idli," said Akku. "It fell out of my lunch box when I tripped over the STUPID BRICK!"
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 13, English text included
And Akku drew a crow … "This is the VERY BAD CROW that flew off with my idli," said Akku. "The crow must have been very hungry," said Appa.
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 14, English text included
And Akku drew her teacher … "This is my teacher, Amala Miss," said Akku."She helped me up when I fell down. And then she hugged me." "That’s nice of her," said Appa. "And then she pinched my cheeks. I DON’T LIKE IT when my cheeks are pinched." "Oho! That must have HURT, no?" "A little bit. But I’m okay now." "That’s good."
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 15, English text included
"See how well you draw, Akku?" said Appa. "You’re a real artist! Will you draw something for Amma too?" "OH-kay!" said Akku, and started drawing some more. "This is a little white mouse … and this is a boat … and this is a coconut tree … "
Angry Akku — original illustrated page 16, English text included
"And this is a sunflower … and this is your cycle, Appa … and this is a dog … and this is a frog … " In no time, Akku had forgotten all about the STUPID BRICK that made her trip and fall. And about the BAD BOY who laughed at her. And about the IDLI-STEALING CROW. And Akku even forgot about being ANGRY.

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Written by
Vinayak Varma
Illustrated by
Vinayak Varma
Created by
Vinayak Varma (author); Vinayak Varma (illustrator)
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This book was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons 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 this, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link . Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions Some rights reserved. This book is CC ​ -BY ​ -4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The development of this book has been supported by Oracle. Story Attribution: This story: Angry Akku is written by Vinayak Varma . © Pratham Books , 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Other Credits: This book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books. The development of this book has been supported by Oracle. Illustration Attributions: Cover page: An angry girl's eyes , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: An angry girl in the midst of other children playing , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: A man and a girl riding on a cycle , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Macaques on the roof , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: A girl and her father watching monkeys on a roof , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: A girl drinking a glass of milk, her father watching , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: A father combing his daughter's hair and offering her a plate of vadas , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Father and daughter , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Giving crayons to a girl , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: A girl's drawing of a red brick , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: A drawing of a boy , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. This book was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons 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 this, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link . Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions Some rights reserved. This book is CC ​ -BY ​ -4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The development of this book has been supported by Oracle. Illustration Attributions: Page 12: A drawing of an idli by a child , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 13: A child's drawing of a bird , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 14: A child's drawing of her teacher , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 15: A smiling man , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 16: A girl lying on the floor and drawing with crayons , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 17: A girl laughing , by Vinayak Varma © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

Source: Pratham Books
Original: Angry Akku
License: CC BY 4.0 (story and original illustrations)

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