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Smile Please!
Sanjiv Jaiswal 'Sanjay'
Credits & Licence
Originally published by Pratham Books.
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 . Story Attribution: This story: Smile Please! is translated by Manisha Chaudhry . The © for this translation lies with Pratham Books , 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Based on Original story: ' वह हँस दिया ' , by Sanjiv Jaiswal 'Sanjay' . © Pratham Books , 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Other Credits: This book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books. Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children. www.prathambooks.org Images Attributions: Cover page: Fawn & rabbit running , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Fawn running , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Fawn and rabbit running , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Fawn and elephant running , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Fawn leaping across stream , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Fawn rushing past a wall , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Fawn falling , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Fawn crying , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Monkey massaging fawn's legs , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Bear picking fawn up , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. 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/ 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 . Images Attributions: Page 11: Mother and young fawn , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 12: Mother and fawn laughing , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 13: Mother and fawn laughing , by Ajit Narayan © Pratham Books, 2007. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. 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/
author: Sanjiv Jaiswal 'Sanjay'. illustrator: Ajit Narayan. translator: Manisha Chaudhry. publisher: Pratham Books.
Cover resized and converted to WebP; story unchanged. Suitabook’s guidance is a separate analysis.
Original Book on StoryWeaver: Smile Please! (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Pause at the fall and let the child describe what the pictures show. Afterwards, compare the fawn's expression before and after his mother's comment, without insisting that humour suits everyone.
- Themes
- Comfort after a fall: After the fawn falls, a monkey massages his leg and a bear picks him up, but he continues crying until his mother arrives. Several animals offer care, though the story does not explain why the fawn remains upset or present a general lesson about comforting someone.
- Humour and the boulder: The mother proposes beating up the boulder; the fawn replies that it would start crying too, and they both laugh. The exchange is presented as a joke that accompanies the fawn's shift to laughter, but it does not establish a broader view about anger or retaliation.
- Worth knowing
- The fawn falls, appears hurt and cries for several scenes. The book does not dwell on graphic injury, but that moment may be worth noting for a child sensitive to falls.