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Swinging Monkey
Look up there And you will see The monkeys swinging From the tree I like the way They jump and flee – Now, do they want Some nuts from me? Swinging Monkey [Illustration by Sudeer Nath] (C) Swapna Dutta
The White Flowers
I love the snow-white jasmines I love the tube rose too The champaks are so lovely I’ll share them all with you! They do not boast of colours They are not bright to see But they fill the place with fragrance And bloom for you and me! The White Flowers [Illustration by Sudheer Nath] (C) Swapna Dutta
Naughty Kit
Minty is a naughty kit Tell her ‘stand’ – she’s sure to sit She laps up milk without a trace But give her curds, she’ll turn her face! Minty is a naughty kit Tell her ‘come’ and she’ll just quit Tell her ‘Run!’ – she’ll sleep all day Call her – and she’ll run away! Naughty Kit [Illustration by Anup Singh] (C) Swapna Dutta
Our Lips and Ears
If you your lips would keep from slips, Five things observe with care: Of whom you speak, to whom you speak, And how and when and where. If you your ears would save from jeers, These things keep meekly hid: Myself and I, and mine and my, And how I do and did. Our Lips and Ears []
Sunflowers
Sunflower, sunflower, I love you You look so gay and bright Sunflower, sunflower, I love you You make me think of light When I see your cheerful face I want to dance and sing Sunflower, sunflower I love you You make me think of spring! Sunflowers [Illustration by Sudheer Nath] (C) Swapna Dutta
Koel
When wisps of white Sail across the sky When the breeze blows warm And the days grow long From somewhere in the distance You can hear my song Coo-ooo, Coo-ooo Coo-oooo When mangoes ripen In the dark green trees And hovering around Are busy buzzy bees Right over the wall You can hear my call Coo-o, Coo-oo, Cooo-ooo Koel [Illustration by Kusum Chamoli] When plump wild figs Go squish under your feet...
My Squirrel Friend
Have you seen my little friend? I call him nimble-feet Because he moves so swift and fast Is nimble – and discreet! He runs away with all my nuts And yet is never caught His striped coat is ever bright And clean – without a spot My Squirrel Friend [Illustration by Sudheer Nath] He helps himself to all my things Which I would never lend And yet I cannot do without...
Little Black Dashes
Little Black Dashes [Illustrations by Kusum Chamoli] Little black dashes On six legs each Walking very fast Where do they reach? One saved a friend Many ate a peach We’re clever sing the ants We wish and we can reach.
Roses
Roses in the winter time Roses in the fall The roses in my garden Are the nicest of them all Some prefer the jasmines The champaks on the tree Or the lilies in the pool But it’s the rose for me! The wild roses climbing up the wall Which hang in clusters white The sprawling bush of roses pink Which looks so trim and bright Roses [] The pale rose with a curly edge...
Have You Seen the Cuckoo Bird?
Have You Seen the Cuckoo Bird? [Illustration by Sudheer Nath] Have you seen the cuckoo bird With raven-coloured wing? Although I haven’t seen one yet I’ve often heard her sing. The cuckoo on our champak tree Is hidden from our sight Because the leaves are thick and close But how she sings at night! ‘Cuckoo… cuckoo’ says the bird ‘I may be dark, it’s true But there is not a single bird...