A Cloud of TrashAuthor Karanjeet KaurIllustrator Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi

Cheekoo was the unhappiest girlamong her friends

She was certainly the unhappiestgirl in her entire class

She was perhaps the unhappiestgirl in the world

2

Friends Cheekoo had no friendsanymore

No one wanted to play withCheekoo

Because she had a cloud hangingover her head

A cloud of TRASH

3

Orange peels and biscuitpacketsBroken toys and pencil shavingsTwisted plastic bottles andcolourful plastic bagsAll surrounded by a swarm ofbuzzing flies

4

No one wanted to play with a girlwho had a cloud of trash hangingover her

What if a rotten banana peel fellon your head YUCK

Cheekoo couldnrsquot even play hide-and-seek anymoreThe cloud would always give heraway

5

Letrsquos walk to school togethershe said to SonaSona ran off in the oppositedirection

May I borrow your pencilsharpener she askedSweety Sweety made a face andchanged her seat to go sit withAsha

Cheekoo even had to eat herlunch alone

Cheekoo knew that she shouldhave listened to her AmmaAmma always told her not tolitter

6

Donrsquot throw the banana peel on the road

Throw the empty biscuit packet in the dustbin

But Cheekoo never listened She only laughed and kept littering

7

Then one day Amma became very angry Soon all this trash will startfollowing you she said

Cheekoo just laughedThe next morning Cheekoo woke up to a foul smell and the sound ofbuzzing flies The cloud of trash was hanging over her head

Ammarsquos words had come true And then Cheekoo was unable to laugh

8

9

Cheekoo tried to run away But the trash cloud followed her everywhere

Cheekoo took a broom to sweep the cloud downBut the trash could not be swept away

10

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Cheekoo was the unhappiest girlamong her friends

She was certainly the unhappiestgirl in her entire class

She was perhaps the unhappiestgirl in the world

2

Friends Cheekoo had no friendsanymore

No one wanted to play withCheekoo

Because she had a cloud hangingover her head

A cloud of TRASH

3

Orange peels and biscuitpacketsBroken toys and pencil shavingsTwisted plastic bottles andcolourful plastic bagsAll surrounded by a swarm ofbuzzing flies

4

No one wanted to play with a girlwho had a cloud of trash hangingover her

What if a rotten banana peel fellon your head YUCK

Cheekoo couldnrsquot even play hide-and-seek anymoreThe cloud would always give heraway

5

Letrsquos walk to school togethershe said to SonaSona ran off in the oppositedirection

May I borrow your pencilsharpener she askedSweety Sweety made a face andchanged her seat to go sit withAsha

Cheekoo even had to eat herlunch alone

Cheekoo knew that she shouldhave listened to her AmmaAmma always told her not tolitter

6

Donrsquot throw the banana peel on the road

Throw the empty biscuit packet in the dustbin

But Cheekoo never listened She only laughed and kept littering

7

Then one day Amma became very angry Soon all this trash will startfollowing you she said

Cheekoo just laughedThe next morning Cheekoo woke up to a foul smell and the sound ofbuzzing flies The cloud of trash was hanging over her head

Ammarsquos words had come true And then Cheekoo was unable to laugh

8

9

Cheekoo tried to run away But the trash cloud followed her everywhere

Cheekoo took a broom to sweep the cloud downBut the trash could not be swept away

10

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Friends Cheekoo had no friendsanymore

No one wanted to play withCheekoo

Because she had a cloud hangingover her head

A cloud of TRASH

3

Orange peels and biscuitpacketsBroken toys and pencil shavingsTwisted plastic bottles andcolourful plastic bagsAll surrounded by a swarm ofbuzzing flies

4

No one wanted to play with a girlwho had a cloud of trash hangingover her

What if a rotten banana peel fellon your head YUCK

Cheekoo couldnrsquot even play hide-and-seek anymoreThe cloud would always give heraway

5

Letrsquos walk to school togethershe said to SonaSona ran off in the oppositedirection

May I borrow your pencilsharpener she askedSweety Sweety made a face andchanged her seat to go sit withAsha

Cheekoo even had to eat herlunch alone

Cheekoo knew that she shouldhave listened to her AmmaAmma always told her not tolitter

6

Donrsquot throw the banana peel on the road

Throw the empty biscuit packet in the dustbin

But Cheekoo never listened She only laughed and kept littering

7

Then one day Amma became very angry Soon all this trash will startfollowing you she said

Cheekoo just laughedThe next morning Cheekoo woke up to a foul smell and the sound ofbuzzing flies The cloud of trash was hanging over her head

Ammarsquos words had come true And then Cheekoo was unable to laugh

8

9

Cheekoo tried to run away But the trash cloud followed her everywhere

Cheekoo took a broom to sweep the cloud downBut the trash could not be swept away

10

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Orange peels and biscuitpacketsBroken toys and pencil shavingsTwisted plastic bottles andcolourful plastic bagsAll surrounded by a swarm ofbuzzing flies

4

No one wanted to play with a girlwho had a cloud of trash hangingover her

What if a rotten banana peel fellon your head YUCK

Cheekoo couldnrsquot even play hide-and-seek anymoreThe cloud would always give heraway

5

Letrsquos walk to school togethershe said to SonaSona ran off in the oppositedirection

May I borrow your pencilsharpener she askedSweety Sweety made a face andchanged her seat to go sit withAsha

Cheekoo even had to eat herlunch alone

Cheekoo knew that she shouldhave listened to her AmmaAmma always told her not tolitter

6

Donrsquot throw the banana peel on the road

Throw the empty biscuit packet in the dustbin

But Cheekoo never listened She only laughed and kept littering

7

Then one day Amma became very angry Soon all this trash will startfollowing you she said

Cheekoo just laughedThe next morning Cheekoo woke up to a foul smell and the sound ofbuzzing flies The cloud of trash was hanging over her head

Ammarsquos words had come true And then Cheekoo was unable to laugh

8

9

Cheekoo tried to run away But the trash cloud followed her everywhere

Cheekoo took a broom to sweep the cloud downBut the trash could not be swept away

10

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

No one wanted to play with a girlwho had a cloud of trash hangingover her

What if a rotten banana peel fellon your head YUCK

Cheekoo couldnrsquot even play hide-and-seek anymoreThe cloud would always give heraway

5

Letrsquos walk to school togethershe said to SonaSona ran off in the oppositedirection

May I borrow your pencilsharpener she askedSweety Sweety made a face andchanged her seat to go sit withAsha

Cheekoo even had to eat herlunch alone

Cheekoo knew that she shouldhave listened to her AmmaAmma always told her not tolitter

6

Donrsquot throw the banana peel on the road

Throw the empty biscuit packet in the dustbin

But Cheekoo never listened She only laughed and kept littering

7

Then one day Amma became very angry Soon all this trash will startfollowing you she said

Cheekoo just laughedThe next morning Cheekoo woke up to a foul smell and the sound ofbuzzing flies The cloud of trash was hanging over her head

Ammarsquos words had come true And then Cheekoo was unable to laugh

8

9

Cheekoo tried to run away But the trash cloud followed her everywhere

Cheekoo took a broom to sweep the cloud downBut the trash could not be swept away

10

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Letrsquos walk to school togethershe said to SonaSona ran off in the oppositedirection

May I borrow your pencilsharpener she askedSweety Sweety made a face andchanged her seat to go sit withAsha

Cheekoo even had to eat herlunch alone

Cheekoo knew that she shouldhave listened to her AmmaAmma always told her not tolitter

6

Donrsquot throw the banana peel on the road

Throw the empty biscuit packet in the dustbin

But Cheekoo never listened She only laughed and kept littering

7

Then one day Amma became very angry Soon all this trash will startfollowing you she said

Cheekoo just laughedThe next morning Cheekoo woke up to a foul smell and the sound ofbuzzing flies The cloud of trash was hanging over her head

Ammarsquos words had come true And then Cheekoo was unable to laugh

8

9

Cheekoo tried to run away But the trash cloud followed her everywhere

Cheekoo took a broom to sweep the cloud downBut the trash could not be swept away

10

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Donrsquot throw the banana peel on the road

Throw the empty biscuit packet in the dustbin

But Cheekoo never listened She only laughed and kept littering

7

Then one day Amma became very angry Soon all this trash will startfollowing you she said

Cheekoo just laughedThe next morning Cheekoo woke up to a foul smell and the sound ofbuzzing flies The cloud of trash was hanging over her head

Ammarsquos words had come true And then Cheekoo was unable to laugh

8

9

Cheekoo tried to run away But the trash cloud followed her everywhere

Cheekoo took a broom to sweep the cloud downBut the trash could not be swept away

10

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Then one day Amma became very angry Soon all this trash will startfollowing you she said

Cheekoo just laughedThe next morning Cheekoo woke up to a foul smell and the sound ofbuzzing flies The cloud of trash was hanging over her head

Ammarsquos words had come true And then Cheekoo was unable to laugh

8

9

Cheekoo tried to run away But the trash cloud followed her everywhere

Cheekoo took a broom to sweep the cloud downBut the trash could not be swept away

10

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

9

Cheekoo tried to run away But the trash cloud followed her everywhere

Cheekoo took a broom to sweep the cloud downBut the trash could not be swept away

10

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Cheekoo tried to run away But the trash cloud followed her everywhere

Cheekoo took a broom to sweep the cloud downBut the trash could not be swept away

10

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Cheekoo tried EVERYTHING

She screamed and asked the cloud to leave heralone She even tried throwing the cloud into thedustbin

But the cloud of trash just wouldnrsquot go So Cheekoobecame very unhappy

11

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Then something happened

Cheekoo saw Bala throwing abanana peel on the road

Cheekoo was annoyed Could henot see the cloud over her head

Oye silly boy she yelledDonrsquot throw the peel on theroad Someone will slip

Bala scared of the trash cloudthrew the peel in the dustbin

12

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

The next day the trash cloud had become smaller

How did that happen Cheekoo wondered

Then Cheekoo saw Reema Aunty throwing awayplastic bags

Aunty Cheekoo said Please pick up these bagsand reuse them

Reema Aunty picked up the bags and leftThe next day when Cheekoo woke up the cloudwas much smaller

Cheekoo smiled She knew what she had to do

13

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

When someone threw away a biscuit packet orpencil shavings Cheekoo stopped themShe picked up every twisted plastic bottle and put itin the dustbin

The village became cleaner and cleaner AndCheekoorsquos cloud became smaller and smaller

Until one day it was gone COMPLETELY gone

Cheekoo was now perhaps the happiest girl in theworld

14

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Cheekoo never littered again

Secretly she liked living in a clean village

But she was also scared that the trash cloud would come back some day

Who knew

15

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

16

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Letrsquos Talk About Trash

Ever wondered what happens to trash once youthrow it away No it doesnrsquot become a cloud onyour head The trash ends up in a big garbage binnear your home

When you litter the trash collects by the side of theroad Some of it goes into the drains that carrywaste water from your house This clogs the drainsand attracts flies which spread nasty diseasesUGH Nobody likes living in a dirty environmentAsk Cheekoo

17

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Herersquos how NOT to make a cloud of trash

- We can start by not littering our surroundings

- Always always throw waste into a dustbin ndash lookaround for the nearest one

18

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

- After you eat a banana donrsquot throw it on theroad Put the peel in a small bag until you find adustbin

- There are many things that you may think areuseless like the paper bag into which you put thepeel But not everything is waste So donrsquot throwthe bag with the peel Take it home and reuse it

- Cover dustbins so that flies canrsquot get inside

19

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Story AttributionThis story A Cloud of Trash is written by Karanjeet Kaur copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsThis book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Guest Editor Bijal Vaccharajani ArtDirector Vinayak Varma

Illustration AttributionsCover page A girl running away from a cloud of waste by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 2 A sad girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 3 A girl being teased in school by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4 A girl looking at a cloud of trash by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 5 A girl hiding behind a bench by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copyPratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 A sad lonely girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 A girl littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 8 An unhappy girl by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 A girllooking scared from under a blanket by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 A girltrying to get rid of trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 A girl crushing aplastic bottle by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

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 rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40 The development of this book has been supported by Oracle

Illustration AttributionsPage 12 A girl scolding a boy for littering by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 13 Agirl eating at the table a woman throwing away plastic bags by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40license Page 14 A girl picking up trash from the street by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 licensePage 15 A cheerful girl playing by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 16 Childrenplaying with balloons and a kite by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 17 A girl crying by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 18 A girl standing behind a trash bin by BhavanaVyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books 2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 19 Mixed trash by Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi copy Pratham Books2017 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help

(English)A Cloud of Trash A cloud of trash is hanging over Cheekoorsquos head making her the

unhappiest girl in the world Read this wonderful story to find out howCheekoo gets rid of this horrible trash cloud

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