Ming-Ming, Fat Little BearAuthor: Jerry PintoIllustrator: Vishnu M Nair

2/13

Ming-Ming, fat little bear,Woke up one day with a standing-up hair.

Now every bear has lots of hairBut a standing-up hair is very rare.

3/13

Ching-Ching, fat mother bear,Looked at Ming-Ming’s standing-up hair.

“Ming-Ming, fat little bear,What’s that hair doing up there?”

4/13

To look into a mirror there.“By golly and gosh, how does it dare!”

Ming-Ming, fat little bear,Climbed on to a toppledy chair

5/13

Ding-Ding, sisterly bear,Took advantage of the hair.

Tried to plant a flower thereMing-Ming said, “Don’t you dare!”

6/13

Pulled another up in the air.“Hey Ming, you have a pair.”

Bing-Bong, brotherly bear,Poked about around the hair.

7/13

Tring-Tring, telephone bear,Wanted to plant an antenna there.

Ming-Ming, smart little bear,Simply said, “Don’t you dare!”

8/13

Jing-Jang, disco bear,Wanted to paint that single hair

Shiny here and sparkly there.Ming-Ming said, “I like it bare.”

9/13

Ding-Dong, iron-man bear:“Standing-up hair I swear!

How the people will stare.Let’s shave your head in the public square.”

10/13

“Let it poke up here and there,Hair should have a bit of flair!”

Ming-Ming fat little bearBegan to like his standing-up hair.

11/13

Now Bing-Bong Brotherly BearAnd Ding-Ding Sisterly Bear Both want a standing-up hair.

They use some oil here and there.

12/13

Ming-Ming, fat little bear,Went to bed in his cosy lair.

When he woke to the sun’s bright glare,The standing-up hair? Just wasn’t there.

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Images Attributions:Cover page: A bear looks up at the sky, by Vishnu M Nair © Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: A bear putpaste on toothbrush, by Vishnu M Nair © Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: A Mother bear and childbear eats breakfast, by Vishnu M Nair © Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Bear looks into the mirror,by Vishnu M Nair © Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Two bears talking to each other, by Vishnu MNair © Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Brother bear teasing his baby bear, by Vishnu M Nair ©Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: A bear with a telephone on his head talks to another bear, by VishnuM Nair © Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: A bear with stars-shaped goggles, by Vishnu M Nair ©Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: A bear surrounded by journalists and a bear with a razor, by VishnuM Nair © Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: A bear under the sun, by Vishnu M Nair © Pratham Books,2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: A bear reads a book surrounded by two other bears, by Vishnu M Nair © PrathamBooks, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Images Attributions:Page 12: A bear with the sun over its head, by Vishnu M Nair © Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 13: Abook, a comb, and a bottle of hair oil, by Vishnu M Nair © Pratham Books, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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

(English)

Ming-Ming, Fat LittleBear Ming-Ming, fat little bear, wakes up with a standing-up hair! The

bear family comes to the rescue to save this from becoming a hair-raising tale.

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