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 Meenais a littlegirlwholivesin a village hergrandmother,
withherparents, her
Raluandherbabysister,
brother Rani.Mithu,theparrot,
is herbestlriend.

Inmanyways,Meena islikeanyotherlittlegirlyouknow. butisnot

Sheisfriendly
toaskquestrons.
afraid

Sharein Meena's as shelaughs,

adventures climbs trees,asksquestions
and
problems,
solves andshows thata litllegirlcando.
youallthethings

Script: Nuzhat Shahzadi

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/i Orlginalconcept Nelll McKee
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Creatrveteanr: Rachel Carnegie
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N,4ira l\,4itra
ZairinChowdhury
S a i m aK h a n
ShumonaShafinaz
Technica advrce [,4orten Giersing
H u a nL i n n a n
Df AKI\,4Fazlur Bahman
Prof Aminuf Flahman
Prof Mazharul Hoque
Dr MA Wahid
Adistic development
and character designs: Flam l\lohan

t>. Feseafclr: FCS Pfvate Limited

Bang adesh
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'g'it';::I Comlc book adaptation: Deepa Balsavaf

irs;r Harsha Mehia

Creative guidance and Nuzhat Shahzadi

'6:EW, pfoject managenrent: UNICFF - Fosa

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Itwasa hotsummer'sday.Meenawasreadinga bookwhileherbrotherRaju,wasplaying
withhistoycar.Grandma
washalf-asleep.

Brrrm,brrrrm!
Beep,beep!
JustthenMothercameoutontheverandah.
Shewason herwayto theshopandwanted
Meenato gowithher.

CanI come
 only whenthereis no trafficcomingshouldthe roadbe crossed.

Thento the left!

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Whileallthisexcitementwasgoingon,backat homeBabyRanihadwokenupandwason
an adventure of herown.
Raniwandered houseand
behindthe intothetallgrasses.
Therewereso manywonderfulthings
tosee.Therewere
insectsand waterofthepond!
birds,flowersandthesparkling
Theysearchedthe houseandallovertheyard.WherecouldlittleRanihavegone?Granny
was in tears.

hereareyouz
 pastthepondandintothe
ButMeenashoutedwithjoy!HerewasRani!Shehadwandered
patch!
pumpkin
lwillputthe
knives
andkerosene
wherethechildren
cannotreachthem
I amgoingto
builda fence
,aroundthepond
 whohaveto learn!Curiousanimalsandbirdscangetintoa lotof
It'snotonlychildren
troubletoo!

Mithu,thisis poison!
Findthreethingson thispage
that can burn you. Put an X
markon them.

Keepawayfromfireandthings
thatcan burnyou.
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Therearesomeverydangerous sharpobjectsin
this picture.Who may get hurt?How?Where
shouldthesesharpobjectsbe kept?
Abuis illsohismotheris giving Oh no!BabythinksthatthePills
himsomemedicine looklikesweets!

No,Baby,no!Thisis notforYou. I willputit

It will makeyou ill! awayin a
safeplace
whereyou
cannot
reachit.

Medicinescanhelpyougetbetterwhen youaresick.Theycanalsoharmlou if youtake

onlyonthedoctor's
orthewrongamount.Alwaystakemedicine
thewrongtypeof medicine
advice.
 Sheilaknowsthat
hermotherhas kept
a bottleof sweetson the
top shelfandshe is
tryingto reachit.

Whatwillhappennext?
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Youcanbreakan armor a
Sonu'skiteis stuckhigh legor worsein a fallfroma
up in thetree.He highplace.Neverclimb up
cannotreachit. on highstools,ladders,
windowsor roofs.lt canbe
Whatwillhappennext? verydangerous.
Wateris necessaryfor life,yet it canalsobe dangerous
duringthe rains.
especially

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Other titles in this series United Nations Children's Fund
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Regional Office tor South Asia
1. CountYourChickens P O Box5815 wm uniceforg
2. Dividingthe Mango LekhnathMarg
K a t h m a n d uN. e o a l
3. Will MeenaLeaveSchool?
4. Who'sAfraidof the Bully?
5. Savinga Life
6. Meena'sThree Wishes
7. Say No to Dowry
8. TooYoungto Marry
9. TakeCare of Girls
10. I Love School
11. lt'sGot to Be a Bov!
12. Meenain the City
13. A Girl'sStory
14. Learningto Love
15. Strangersin the Village
16. ReachingOut
17. MeenaAnd Her Friend
18. lt CouldHappento Anyone
19. The GirlsCame Back
20. When MeenaWas Born
Also Available
21. When Meenawas a littleGirl * Meena Educational Package
22. Seeingin the Dark
* Video cassettes
23. Healthin your Hands
* Radio Series
24. Sate from Worms
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