When I Stood UP for My Classmate!

Based on a story set in the 7940s

"NEW SCHOOL., NEW CLASSJ?OOM. I SPOTTEO AN EMPTY SEA T ANO WENT THEJ?EBUT...

Based on a story sent by Anil Ekbote Script: R.Nalini Illustrator: Durgesh Velhal Colourist: Umesh Sarode

YOU CAN'T SIT HEQE ! THIS IS QOHAN'S SEAT!

HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW SMELLY IT GETS THEQE ! HOOHOOHOOO !!

I WONDEQ WHAT'S SO fUNNY? AQE THEY SAYING I SMELL ?

"SOON, A BOY CAME IN ANO SA T OOWN TlMIOLY BESIOE ME. r IMMEOIA TELY SENSEO THAT THE CLASS WAS HOSTILE TO HIM. BUT r THOUGHT r SHOULO INTt<OOUCE MYSELF ...

"BUT BEFOt<E HE COULO FINISH...

"I COULON'T SMELL A THING! I WONOEt<EO WHY THEY WEt<E ASSOCIA TlNG MY BENCHMA TE WITH SMELL ...

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"I THOUGHT IT BEST NOT TO ANNOY HIM, SO TO MY ETE~NAL SHAME ...

''..JUST THEN THE TEACHE12 CAME IN AND THE BOYS FELL SILENT..,

"I FELT AWFUL BECAUSE I HAD LET MY NEIGHBOU~ DOWN, I STOLE A GLANCE AT HIM AND FELT WO~SE ...

"A WEEKPASSED, I BEGAN TO ADJUST TO MY NEW SCHOOL. THEN ONE DAY,..

BOYS, TODAY EACH OF YOU WILL STAND UP BY TURN AND TELL THE CL.ASS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP! L.ET'S BEGIN WITH MOHIT ...

"ONE BY ONE THE BOYS STOOD UP AND ANNOUNCED THEI~ AMBITIONS ...

"THE TEACHE~ OION'T UNOE~STANO THE ~EASON FO~ THE LAUGHTE~, QUICKLY, SHE TU~NEO TO ME",

"N0800Y HAO EXPECTEO SUCH AN ANSWE~, THE CLASS WAS TAKEN A8ACK. THEN THE TEACHE~ FOUNO HE~ VOICE",

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'\JUST THEN THE 8ELL "ANG. THE 80YS "AN OUT...

WHY fOQ GOO'S SAKE 010 YOU HAVE TO SAY SUCH A THING ?!!!

ANO WHEN HE RETIRES IN A FEW MORE YEARS, HE WILL LOSE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE GIVEN TO HIM. THE FAMILY WILL BE HOMELESS UNLESS ... UNLESS ONE OF HIS SONS TAICES OVER THE JOB. ANO HE'S THE ELOEST SON,. NOW 00 YOU SEE WHY HE WANTS TO BECOME A GARBAGE COLLECTOR? IS IT A WRONG OECISION ? SHOULO WE LAUGH AT HIM?!

NO. NO ONE SHOULO LAUGH. HE'S BEING SELFLESS ANO COUR AGEOUS !

"ANO FOf2 THE FIf2S T TlMEISAW MY NEIGHBOUf2 SMILE !"

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A LfSSON IN MUSIC
HAKUNA MATATA ... WHAT A WONOEf2FUL. PHf2ASE ...

Writer: R.Nalini Illustrator and Colourist: Arijit Dutta Chowdhury

OAO, THEQE'S A TAL.ENT SHOW AT ABC CL.UB TOMOQQOW ... I'LL. BE SINGING ...

SWAQIT, STOP HOWL.ING ANO GET OOWN fQOM THE TABL.E QIGHT NOW!

YOU'QE NOT WASTING Pl2ECIOUS TIME BY GOING fOQ SOME SILL.Y TAL.ENT SHOW ... IS THAT CL.EAQ ?

LOOKFO~ THEBA~E NECESSITIES ... THE SIMPLE BA~E NECESSITIES ...

SWAQIT, HAVE YOU FINISHEO YOUQ HOMEWOQI( ?

I WILL, OAO! I'M JUST LEAQNING THIS SONG! IT'S SO COOL ...

GIVE ME THAT WALI(MAN ! FINISH YOUQ HOMEWOQI( IN THE NEXT HALF AN HOUQ!

OAO, I'M
OONE! CAN I HAVE THE WALI(MAN BACI(, PLEASE!

NO AMOUNT OF 8EGGING ANO PLeAOING COULD CHANGE HIS OAO'S OECISION ...

I've NO CHOice BUT TO COMPLY... He'LL NeveR LeT Me SING

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E-ASY, BOY! YOU'QE- AT THEQIGHT TIME- AT THE- QIGHT PL.ACE-... I'M SHASTQI - ANO I'M HE-QE-TO AUOITION YOUQ SCHOOL'S KIOS FOQ .THEME-GA SINGING CHALLE-NGE- !

LE-T'S 00 AN ON-THE--SPOT AUOITION! JUST A FOQMALITY ... BE-CAUSE- IF YOU ASK ME-, YOU'QEALQE-AOY IN !

weLl. OONe, SWAQIT! NeXT OeSTINATION THe seMI-fiNALS !! OAILY QeHeAQSALS fOQ A fOQTNIGHT ...

THEOAY OF THESEMI-FINALS AWIVEOOH NO! I'M LATE FOQ SCHOOL ... SEE YOU IN THE EVENING, OAO!

HELLO, PQATII( ! THIS IS SWAQIT'S OAO ... COULO YOU TAI(E SWAQIT'S LUNCHBOX ... ? HE FOQGOT ...

B-BUT... TH-THAT MEANS ... HE LlEO TO ME t... MY SON HAS BEEN L.YING AL.L. THIS WHIL.E... THEQE WEQE NO EXTQA CL.ASSES OQ PQOJECTS ...

THEY'VE OUG UP THE QOAOS NEAQ SCHOOL, OAO! THEQE'S SO MUCH TQAffIC ...

I(IOS OON'T GO TO SCHOOL ON . A PUBLIC . HOLIOAY ...

YOU TWO LOO\( fOQ flQEWOOO ANO WATEQ! OON'T TALI( TO ANYONE YOU MIGHT MEET.

ANO WIll. YOU ""OMISE NEVEQ TO TQOUBL.E THE VILl.AGEQS AGAIN!

I ""OMISE ! I ""OMISE !! I'll. NEVEQ TQOUBL.E THE VILl.AGEQS AGAIN!! I WON'T TQAMP\..E THEIQ CQOPS, I WON'T STEAL. THEIQ GOATS, I WON'T ...

YOU WENT ON fOOT ANO QETUQNEOBY CAQT ! 010 YOU STQIKE IT QICH IN THE CITY?

I NEVEQQEACHEO THE CITY ANO NOW THEQE IS NO NEEO fOQ ME TO GO THEQE TO EAQN A LIVING !

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ANO THE JAT TOLO HIS NEIGHBOU{; THE WHOLE STO{;Y.

I OON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE TO WALK SO fAQ!

I OON'T kNOW WHY WE'QE OOING ALL THIS!!

FINALLY GETTINGA WAY F~OM HIS WIFEANO CHILO~EN, THEMAN SEATEO HIMSELF UNOE~ THE T~EE ANO 8EGAN TO MAKE A ~OPE ...

..HOPING THAT THEOEMON WAS A THOME ANO WATCHING ...ANO HE WAS!

AH, Yes ... I'M GOING TO Tie YOU UP ANO... ANO...OQAG YOU TO THe QA,JA !

I CAN see YOU'Qe FQIGHTeNeO !

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r5 and the a e pillar

Story: Khyrunnisa A. Script: Rajani Thindiath Illustrator and Colourist: Abhijeet Kini
HE'S PQEPARING fOR AN INTERCLASS SKIT COMPETITION. THEY'RE PERfORMING 'A MARTIAN LOST ON THE MOON'!

AMAQ, STAY AWAY fQOM THAT BUSH! THEQE'S A CA TE12PILLA~ON IT !

OH YEAH! WHAT ASPECT ACULAQ SPECIMEN!

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, AMAR ! SO YOU CAN JUST fORGET WHATEVER MISCHIEf YOU HAVE BEEN PLOTTING!

I'LL SMUGGLE IT TO I(IRAN'S HOUSE ANO 00 THE STITCHING THERE!

NOW, I'LL. HAVE A QUICK BATH ANO GET l2EAOY ...

..ANO WIPES HIMSELF. BUT AS HE'S WIPING HIS FACEWHAT'S THIS! IT'S THE QEMAINS Of A CA TEQPILLAQ !

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OH NO! THEQE GOES OUQ SI(IT ! flQST THE CATEQPILLAQ, NOW THIS! IT CAN'T GET WOQSE!

ACTUALLY, THAT CATEQPILLAQ WAS A BLESSING IN OISGUISE !

MAYBE YOU SHOULO TQY GETTING STUNG NEXT TIME!

I'M A MAQTIAN LOST ON THE MOOOON ! BUT I L1k:EIT HEQE 'C02 BACk: HOME THEY THINk: I'M A LOOOON !

PEQfECT! THAT'S ALL WE NEEO ! A SWOLLEN HEAO TO MATCH HIS SWOLLEN fACE!

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THE: MAIOSTONE: SOCIETY Of OIGGE:RS WANTS TO OIG IN THE: BURROW, SHOUL.O We AL.L.9W IT ?

Based on a story from The Wouldbegoods Edith Nesbit . Script: Rajani Thindiath Illustrator: Arijit Dutta ChowdhUfy Colourist: Umesh Sarode

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OSWALD, DO,;?A, DICKY, ALICE, NOEL AND H,O, WE,;?E GATHE,;?ED AT THE 8,;?EAKFAST TA8LE WITH THEI,;?UNCLE .

; PEOPLE, I HAVe A PLAN. WE "NOW THEQE IS NOTHING TO BE FOUNO IN OUQ BACI(YAQO. BUT ...

EXACTLY, OOQA ! ANO THEY AQE SO OUSTY BY NOW, THEY CAN PASS Off fOQ ANY "INO Of OLO THING!

WE CAN WATCH fROM THAT WALL WHEN THEY BEGIN OIGGING HERE !

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:" Wf; I(NOW ": : WHAT THAT : :, COULO Bf; ! '

THE FINO MAOE, THE SOCIETY MEMBEI?S MAOE THEIl? WAY BACK TO THE HOUSE. SOMETIME l-A TEl? -

THAT WAS A GOOO fINO! YOU AQf; SUQf; YOU OON'T WANT TO 1(f;f;P ONf; ?

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" Yf;S, Lf;T S. " :' Hf;'LL HAVf; 'A GOOO "" LAUGH.

Wf;LL THAT WAS A SUCCf;SS. THf;Y HAO A GOOO Tf;A-ANO MAOf; A MAJOQ fINO!

Hf;Hf;Hf; ! UNCLf;, THAT WAS NO fINO! Wf; fOOLf;O THf;M WITH BITS Of POTTf;QY THAT Wf; HAO MAOf; !

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