Cliquez sur chacun des textes en bleu pour les écouter.
Cliquez sur
français pour écouter la traduction du
texte.
Author : Yamini Vijayan Illustrator: Vishnu M Nair
Satya can’t stay still.
He runs and jumps and spins and rolls...
... and falls!
2/21
français
"Sit quietly for a minute!" says Appa.
3/21
"Don’t you dare break anything!" says Thaatha.
4/21
But what can Satya do
if his hands and legs are always dancing?
5/21
français
6/21
It’s a long walk to the farm, through secret up-and-down paths, open fields,
thick forests and gently flowing streams.
7/21
Satya hops like a hare and sprints like a deer.
8/21
He crawls like a centipede and slithers like a snake.
9/21
10/21
He paddles like a duck and swims like a frog.
11/21
français
He climbs like a lizard and jumps like a goat.
12/21
français
Satya flaps his arms like wings and tries to fly away.
13/21
français
Late in the evening, when the sun sets and crickets begin to hum, it’s time to go home.
14/21
français
At home, Appa, Akka and Thaatha take one look at bruised and muddy Satya,
and burst into laughter.
15/21
français
Thaatha bathes him.
16/21
français
In his dreams, Satya runs and jumps and spins and rolls...
17/21
français
... and flies away!
18/21
français
19/21
français
Dolphins are famous for how they
leap out of water. Can you leap?
20/21
français
Crabs can walk sideways. Can you
walk sideways?
21/21
"If you get hurt, don’t come crying to me," says Akka.
"You're disturbing the class," says his teacher.
"The mud is squishy. Be careful!" says Amma.
"Look out for thorns!" says Amma.
"Stay in the shallows, okay?" says Amma.
"Don’t slip!" says Amma.
He imagines himself soaring and gliding like a vulture.
Tired Satya climbs on to his mother's back. They return through the up-anddown
paths, fields, forests and streams.
Appa cooks him dinner.
Akka tells him his favourite story as he falls asleep.
Cheetahs are the fastest land
animals. They can run really fast and
sprint too, especially when they
hunt. Can you sprint?
Grasshoppers can jump really high,
especially when they want to escape
from being eaten. Can you jump
really high?
Snails crawl. Slowly. Very, very
slowly. Can you crawl slowly?