ælaxfgLsf] 3fd;Fu}Æsf] syf Ps hgf ;fgL gfgLsf] syf xf] .

;fgL gfgL zLtn ljBfno hfg xtfl/PsL l5g\ . pgL

lsg :s'n hfg pT;'s l5g\ / cfk'm :s'n hfg nfu]sf] s'/f ;a}nfO{ ;'gfpg rfxlG5g\ < of] syf zLtnsf] syfleqsf]
csf]{ /dfOnf] syf xf] . To; syfnfO{ k9\g o;nfO{ /fd|/L k9f}F .
This is a story about a small girl on her very first day of school. O n the morning of her first day to school, she
is very happy and excited. Why? She wants to tell this to all of her friends. To find out how excited she is, read
the entire story.

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Author Tara Pun Illustrator Promina Shrestha

tf/f k'g g]kfnL afn ;flxTosf] If]qdf
gofF o'jf n]lvsfx¿sf] k|ltlglwsf ?kdf
/x]sL 5g\ . ;fg}b]lv ;flxTol;h{gfdf
?lr /fVb} cfPsL pgL xfn kßsGof
ljBfno, l8NnLahf/df cWoog/t
l5g\ .
Tara Pun represents the upcoming young writers in
the field of children literature in Nepal. Tara has been
interested in literature since her early age and she
currently studies in Padma Kanya School, Dillibazar.
Kf|f]ldgf >]i7 g]kfnsf] k|yd dlxnf
lrqfÍgstf{x¿ dWo] Ps x'g\ . pgn]
;fg} pd]/ b]lv ljleGg kq klqsfx¿df
sf6'g{ tyf lrqx¿ agfpg yfNg' ePsf]
xf] . pxfFn] ;"Id hLj lj1fgdf of]Uotf
xfl;n ug'{ePtf klg cfˆgf] k|yd
?lr cg';f/ lrqsf/Ltf k]zf g}
/f]Hg' eof] . pxfF ;fNef8f]/ bln / h]/fN8 :sfkm{ h:tf
lrqsf/x¿af6 lgs} k|efljt x'g'x'G5 . xfn pxfF ;f]l;on
;fOG; afxfdf cg';Gwfgstf{sf ?kdf sfo{/t x'g'x'G5 .
pxfF g]jf/L kf}ef snf klg ug'{x'G5 .
Promina Shrestha is considered one of the first
professional women illustrators of Nepal. She started
illustrating at an early age and began her career
designing cartoon strips and illustrations for different
magazines and newspapers. Although an
academically trained microbiologist, she went on to
pursue her primary passion - Art as her career of
choice. H er influences include surrealist Salvador Dali
and Illustrator/political cartoonist G erald Scarfe. A
researc h officer at Social Science Baha, she
continues her work on the Newari Poubha Art.

ISBN 9937-500-83-4

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Author Tara Pun

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Illustrator Promina Shrestha

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This book was published through the cooperation of the local community with Room to Read and Elsa and
David Brule. It is dedicated to all the children of Nepal. May their love of reading grow and the stories of Nepal
continue to be told in Literature and Art .

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email: nepal@roomtoread.org web: http://www.roomtoread.org

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries
by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with
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local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills
and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete
secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.
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æn cfpmÆ, lbbLn] eGg'eof] / lrl6Ss kf/]/
afl6lbg'eof] .
ælbbL, d]/f] skfn nfdf] ls l/ag nfdf] <Æ
æltd|f] skfneGbf t of] l/ag g} nfdf] 5 gfg' .
cfxf Û slt /fd|L b]lvPsL, d]/L alxgL ÆÛ
æ;fFRrL xf], lbbL <Æ
æxf] t lg .Æ

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eGb}5, æ/fd|f,] /fd|f] ÆÛ
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/fd|f] 5 Û /fd|f] 5 ÆÛ

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s/fof], æafF afF Û /fd|f] 5, /fd|f] 5 ÆÛ

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ub}{ e'Sof], æ/fd|f] Û /fd|f] ÆÛ

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vf]O <Æ
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lxhf]dfq l;nfO{ lbg'ePsf] n'uf
nufpFb} aflx/ cfOg\ . clg
afR5f, d'g,] ;]tf] efn], l5s]{
5fp/f] / kf7f kf7L ;a}l;t
;f]lwg\ . ;a}n] Ps}rf]6L
s/fpFb} cf—cfˆg} af]nL af]n] .
zLtnn] a'lemg\, ;a}n] eGb}5g\
æ/fd|f] 5 Û /fd|f] 5 ÆÛ

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afl6lbof] xF <Æ
ælbbLn], ;fFRrL /fd|f] 5 xls <Æ

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xfN5' x}, af ÆÛ
æn Û n ÆÛ

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;]tf] efn], x]/ x]/ t d'g,] x]/ x]/ l5s],{ d]/f] gofF h'Qf dnfO{ afn] ahf/af6
NofOlbg'ePsf] . s:tf] 5 xF <Æ
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zLtn ljBfnodf k'Ug xtfl/PsL l5g\ lsgeg] lxhf] egf{ x'g hfFbf lzlIfsfn]
pgnfO{ lgs} dfof ug{e ' Psf] lyof] . æef]ln ;dod} :s'n cfpg' x} zLtn <Æ
eGg'ePsf] lyof] . ToxfFsf gofF ;fyLx¿nfO{ e]6g\ klg pgnfO{ lgs} xtf/ nfu]sf]
lyof] .
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d em6\6} lnP/ cfOxfN5' x} .Æ

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lal;{PsL lyOg\ Û

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la;]s
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d}n] t :s'n hfg] eGb} vfgf vfg g} lal;{PsL . t/
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emf]nfdf .Æ
æxf], t/ vfhf eg]sf] vfgf t x}g lg ÆÛ
zLtn r'k nflug\ .

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kf7Lx¿nfO{ xft xNnfpFb} . æd :s'naf6 kms]k{ l5 ltdLx¿;Fu} v]Ng cfpF5' . ;a}n]
cf–cfˆgf] cfjfhdf eG5g\, æ/fd|f] 5 Û /fd|f] 5 ÆÛ
af cfdf klg zLtn / pgsf ;fyLx¿nfO{ x]b{} d';d' ;' ' xfF:g' eof] .

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lsg :s'n hfg pT;'s l5g\ / cfk'm :s'n hfg nfu]sf] s'/f ;a}nfO{ ;'gfpg rfxlG5g\ < of] syf zLtnsf] syfleqsf]
csf]{ /dfOnf] syf xf] . To; syfnfO{ k9\g o;nfO{ /fd|/L k9f}F .
This is a story about a small girl on her very first day of school. O n the morning of her first day to school, she
is very happy and excited. Why? She wants to tell this to all of her friends. To find out how excited she is, read
the entire story.

n]vs tf/f k'g lrqfÍgstf{ k|fl] dgf >]i7

Author Tara Pun Illustrator Promina Shrestha

tf/f k'g g]kfnL afn ;flxTosf] If]qdf
gofF o'jf n]lvsfx¿sf] k|ltlglwsf ?kdf
/x]sL 5g\ . ;fg}b]lv ;flxTol;h{gfdf
?lr /fVb} cfPsL pgL xfn kßsGof
ljBfno, l8NnLahf/df cWoog/t
l5g\ .
Tara Pun represents the upcoming young writers in
the field of children literature in Nepal. Tara has been
interested in literature since her early age and she
currently studies in Padma Kanya School, Dillibazar.
Kf|f]ldgf >]i7 g]kfnsf] k|yd dlxnf
lrqfÍgstf{x¿ dWo] Ps x'g\ . pgn]
;fg} pd]/ b]lv ljleGg kq klqsfx¿df
sf6'g{ tyf lrqx¿ agfpg yfNg' ePsf]
xf] . pxfFn] ;"Id hLj lj1fgdf of]Uotf
xfl;n ug'{ePtf klg cfˆgf] k|yd
?lr cg';f/ lrqsf/Ltf k]zf g}
/f]Hg' eof] . pxfF ;fNef8f]/ bln / h]/fN8 :sfkm{ h:tf
lrqsf/x¿af6 lgs} k|efljt x'g'x'G5 . xfn pxfF ;f]l;on
;fOG; afxfdf cg';Gwfgstf{sf ?kdf sfo{/t x'g'x'G5 .
pxfF g]jf/L kf}ef snf klg ug'{x'G5 .
Promina Shrestha is considered one of the first
professional women illustrators of Nepal. She started
illustrating at an early age and began her career
designing cartoon strips and illustrations for different
magazines and newspapers. Although an
academically trained microbiologist, she went on to
pursue her primary passion - Art as her career of
choice. H er influences include surrealist Salvador Dali
and Illustrator/political cartoonist G erald Scarfe. A
researc h officer at Social Science Baha, she
continues her work on the Newari Poubha Art.

ISBN 9937-500-83-4

lzlIft afnaflnsfx¿af6 g} ljZjdf kl/jt{gsf] yfngL x'G5 .

®
®
World Change Starts with Educated Children.
9 789937 500838 ®