Topsy-Turvy-English

Topsy Turvy Written by Noni Illustrated by Angie & Upesh

Original Story (Marathi) Ulat Paalat by Noni © Pratham Books, 2010 First English Edition: 2010 Illustrations: Angie & Upesh English Translation: Noni ISBN: XXXXXXXXXXX Registered Office: PRATHAM BOOKS 633-634, 4th “C” Main, 6th ‘B’ Cross, OMBR Layout, Banaswadi, Bangalore 560 043 & +91 80 25420925 Regional Office: New Delhi & + 91 11 41042483 Typsetting and Layout by: The Other Design Studio Printed by: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Published by: Pratham Books www.prathambooks.org Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-3.0 licensed. Full terms of use and attribution available at: http://www.prathambooks.org/cc The development and production of this book has been supported by Ravi Gulati

Topsy Turvy Written by Noni Illustrated by Angie & Upesh English Translation by Noni

I do not know why I woke up very early today Soon I saw that it was a strange new day! 2

Nothing at all was as it really should be And I could hear someone shouting loudly at me! 3

Our cot had climbed right up the wall And my little clock had grown very tall! 4

Our umbrella was twirling madly round and round My red and blue cap was making a clicking sound! 5

What on earth has happened to our little room? I fear I am going to faint very soon! 6

The fan has turned into a big octopus My sister’s doll is eating dal and rice without a fuss. 7

Our cat is sitting up in Papa’s chair And look! A mouse is reading the news on the air! 8

In the mirror —Aah! See! I am seven feet high! I know I am going to loudly cry! 9

But now look! Here comes a magic man “Sorry! Sorry!” he says, “I will do what I can!” 10

“Yes, yes! It was I who made this little mess It was not so nice of me, I do confess!” 11

So Abra-ca-da-dabra chin chin choo! Room! Get back in order -one - three - two! 12

My name is Gopalji Srivastava. I am in class 5 and never miss a movie by Amitabh Bachchan and Kajol. I also enjoy badminton and the Bhangra. Thank you for buying this book. My friends and I will get to read many more books in our library because you bought this book. Noni is the pen name of a writer residing in Bangalore. She works in the field of education. Angie is a graphic designer and in her spare time loves to keep busy with ceramic. Upesh is an animator who collects graphic novels and catches up with odd films in his spare time. Together they form ‘The Other Design Studio’.

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