Brushing is No FunAuthor Srividhya VenkatIllustrator Anupama Ajinkya Apte

When Rohan woke up he began to play with Jimmy his dog

ldquoTherersquos something you should do firstrdquo said Riya his big sister ldquoBRUSH YOUR TEETHrdquo

WOOF

2

ldquoI donrsquot want to brush my teeth Jimmy doesnrsquot brush his teethrdquo

ldquoAnimals take care of their teeth too but in other ways We must brush our teeth tokeep germs awayrdquo

ldquoGermsrdquo

ldquoGerms are very tiny creatures that you cannot see If you donrsquot brush properly they stayin your mouth and hurt yourdquo

ldquoOuchrdquo

ldquoYES Thatrsquos why we must take good care of our teeth by brushing twice a day - morningand nightrdquo

ldquoBut brushing is no funrdquo

ldquoIrsquoll tell you a secret Rohan Pssthelliprdquo

Rohan smiled 3

Mummy called out ldquoItrsquos breakfast timerdquo

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya ldquoWASH OUR HANDSrdquo

WOOF

4

ldquoBut Jimmy never washes his handsrdquo

Riya laughed ldquoHe doesnrsquot use his hands or paws to eat like we do We must wash our hands with soap to getrid of germsrdquo

ldquoAre germs on our hands toordquo

ldquoGerms are EVERYWHERErdquo

WOOF

ldquoAaaah-chhhooordquo Riya covered her mouth with her hands as she sneezed

ldquoDont do that My teacher says that we should sneeze into our sleeve not our hands said Rohan

ldquoWhyrdquo

ldquoBecause when we sneeze into our hands germs stick to them If we donrsquot wash our hands we spreadgerms and make others sickrdquo

5

ldquoHere comes Germyrdquo Riya shouted chasing Rohan and waving her dirty hands ldquoEEEEEEEKrdquo

WOOF

6

Later Riya showed Rohan theproper way to wash hands

ldquoWet your hands and turn off thetap Then rub in some soap onthe palms the back of the handsand between the fingers Scrubhands for twenty seconds Nowitrsquos time to rinse off and dryrdquo

ldquoBut thatrsquos a long timerdquo

ldquoRemember my secretrdquo

Rohan smiled

7

When they came back home after playing Riyanudged Rohan ldquoTherersquos something we should dofirstrdquo

Mummy teased ldquoPlay some morerdquo

ldquoTAKE A BATHrdquo

ldquoMummy donrsquot you know that germs areeverywhere We canrsquot see them but they stick toour skin and clothesrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos why we must bathe every dayhelliprdquo ldquohellipto get rid of themrdquo

8

Start by getting yourself wetrdquosaid Mummy ldquoThen apply soapall overrdquo

Riya and Rohan giggled asMummyrsquos ticklish fingers soapedthem up

ldquoThen itrsquos time to rinse offrdquo

ldquoAnd dry with a clean towelrdquo

ldquoSUPERCLEANrdquo

WOOF

ldquoItrsquos Jimmyrsquos turn nextrdquo

9

ldquoDo you want to listen to a storyrdquo asked Papa

10

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

When Rohan woke up he began to play with Jimmy his dog

ldquoTherersquos something you should do firstrdquo said Riya his big sister ldquoBRUSH YOUR TEETHrdquo

WOOF

2

ldquoI donrsquot want to brush my teeth Jimmy doesnrsquot brush his teethrdquo

ldquoAnimals take care of their teeth too but in other ways We must brush our teeth tokeep germs awayrdquo

ldquoGermsrdquo

ldquoGerms are very tiny creatures that you cannot see If you donrsquot brush properly they stayin your mouth and hurt yourdquo

ldquoOuchrdquo

ldquoYES Thatrsquos why we must take good care of our teeth by brushing twice a day - morningand nightrdquo

ldquoBut brushing is no funrdquo

ldquoIrsquoll tell you a secret Rohan Pssthelliprdquo

Rohan smiled 3

Mummy called out ldquoItrsquos breakfast timerdquo

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya ldquoWASH OUR HANDSrdquo

WOOF

4

ldquoBut Jimmy never washes his handsrdquo

Riya laughed ldquoHe doesnrsquot use his hands or paws to eat like we do We must wash our hands with soap to getrid of germsrdquo

ldquoAre germs on our hands toordquo

ldquoGerms are EVERYWHERErdquo

WOOF

ldquoAaaah-chhhooordquo Riya covered her mouth with her hands as she sneezed

ldquoDont do that My teacher says that we should sneeze into our sleeve not our hands said Rohan

ldquoWhyrdquo

ldquoBecause when we sneeze into our hands germs stick to them If we donrsquot wash our hands we spreadgerms and make others sickrdquo

5

ldquoHere comes Germyrdquo Riya shouted chasing Rohan and waving her dirty hands ldquoEEEEEEEKrdquo

WOOF

6

Later Riya showed Rohan theproper way to wash hands

ldquoWet your hands and turn off thetap Then rub in some soap onthe palms the back of the handsand between the fingers Scrubhands for twenty seconds Nowitrsquos time to rinse off and dryrdquo

ldquoBut thatrsquos a long timerdquo

ldquoRemember my secretrdquo

Rohan smiled

7

When they came back home after playing Riyanudged Rohan ldquoTherersquos something we should dofirstrdquo

Mummy teased ldquoPlay some morerdquo

ldquoTAKE A BATHrdquo

ldquoMummy donrsquot you know that germs areeverywhere We canrsquot see them but they stick toour skin and clothesrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos why we must bathe every dayhelliprdquo ldquohellipto get rid of themrdquo

8

Start by getting yourself wetrdquosaid Mummy ldquoThen apply soapall overrdquo

Riya and Rohan giggled asMummyrsquos ticklish fingers soapedthem up

ldquoThen itrsquos time to rinse offrdquo

ldquoAnd dry with a clean towelrdquo

ldquoSUPERCLEANrdquo

WOOF

ldquoItrsquos Jimmyrsquos turn nextrdquo

9

ldquoDo you want to listen to a storyrdquo asked Papa

10

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

ldquoI donrsquot want to brush my teeth Jimmy doesnrsquot brush his teethrdquo

ldquoAnimals take care of their teeth too but in other ways We must brush our teeth tokeep germs awayrdquo

ldquoGermsrdquo

ldquoGerms are very tiny creatures that you cannot see If you donrsquot brush properly they stayin your mouth and hurt yourdquo

ldquoOuchrdquo

ldquoYES Thatrsquos why we must take good care of our teeth by brushing twice a day - morningand nightrdquo

ldquoBut brushing is no funrdquo

ldquoIrsquoll tell you a secret Rohan Pssthelliprdquo

Rohan smiled 3

Mummy called out ldquoItrsquos breakfast timerdquo

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya ldquoWASH OUR HANDSrdquo

WOOF

4

ldquoBut Jimmy never washes his handsrdquo

Riya laughed ldquoHe doesnrsquot use his hands or paws to eat like we do We must wash our hands with soap to getrid of germsrdquo

ldquoAre germs on our hands toordquo

ldquoGerms are EVERYWHERErdquo

WOOF

ldquoAaaah-chhhooordquo Riya covered her mouth with her hands as she sneezed

ldquoDont do that My teacher says that we should sneeze into our sleeve not our hands said Rohan

ldquoWhyrdquo

ldquoBecause when we sneeze into our hands germs stick to them If we donrsquot wash our hands we spreadgerms and make others sickrdquo

5

ldquoHere comes Germyrdquo Riya shouted chasing Rohan and waving her dirty hands ldquoEEEEEEEKrdquo

WOOF

6

Later Riya showed Rohan theproper way to wash hands

ldquoWet your hands and turn off thetap Then rub in some soap onthe palms the back of the handsand between the fingers Scrubhands for twenty seconds Nowitrsquos time to rinse off and dryrdquo

ldquoBut thatrsquos a long timerdquo

ldquoRemember my secretrdquo

Rohan smiled

7

When they came back home after playing Riyanudged Rohan ldquoTherersquos something we should dofirstrdquo

Mummy teased ldquoPlay some morerdquo

ldquoTAKE A BATHrdquo

ldquoMummy donrsquot you know that germs areeverywhere We canrsquot see them but they stick toour skin and clothesrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos why we must bathe every dayhelliprdquo ldquohellipto get rid of themrdquo

8

Start by getting yourself wetrdquosaid Mummy ldquoThen apply soapall overrdquo

Riya and Rohan giggled asMummyrsquos ticklish fingers soapedthem up

ldquoThen itrsquos time to rinse offrdquo

ldquoAnd dry with a clean towelrdquo

ldquoSUPERCLEANrdquo

WOOF

ldquoItrsquos Jimmyrsquos turn nextrdquo

9

ldquoDo you want to listen to a storyrdquo asked Papa

10

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

Mummy called out ldquoItrsquos breakfast timerdquo

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya ldquoWASH OUR HANDSrdquo

WOOF

4

ldquoBut Jimmy never washes his handsrdquo

Riya laughed ldquoHe doesnrsquot use his hands or paws to eat like we do We must wash our hands with soap to getrid of germsrdquo

ldquoAre germs on our hands toordquo

ldquoGerms are EVERYWHERErdquo

WOOF

ldquoAaaah-chhhooordquo Riya covered her mouth with her hands as she sneezed

ldquoDont do that My teacher says that we should sneeze into our sleeve not our hands said Rohan

ldquoWhyrdquo

ldquoBecause when we sneeze into our hands germs stick to them If we donrsquot wash our hands we spreadgerms and make others sickrdquo

5

ldquoHere comes Germyrdquo Riya shouted chasing Rohan and waving her dirty hands ldquoEEEEEEEKrdquo

WOOF

6

Later Riya showed Rohan theproper way to wash hands

ldquoWet your hands and turn off thetap Then rub in some soap onthe palms the back of the handsand between the fingers Scrubhands for twenty seconds Nowitrsquos time to rinse off and dryrdquo

ldquoBut thatrsquos a long timerdquo

ldquoRemember my secretrdquo

Rohan smiled

7

When they came back home after playing Riyanudged Rohan ldquoTherersquos something we should dofirstrdquo

Mummy teased ldquoPlay some morerdquo

ldquoTAKE A BATHrdquo

ldquoMummy donrsquot you know that germs areeverywhere We canrsquot see them but they stick toour skin and clothesrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos why we must bathe every dayhelliprdquo ldquohellipto get rid of themrdquo

8

Start by getting yourself wetrdquosaid Mummy ldquoThen apply soapall overrdquo

Riya and Rohan giggled asMummyrsquos ticklish fingers soapedthem up

ldquoThen itrsquos time to rinse offrdquo

ldquoAnd dry with a clean towelrdquo

ldquoSUPERCLEANrdquo

WOOF

ldquoItrsquos Jimmyrsquos turn nextrdquo

9

ldquoDo you want to listen to a storyrdquo asked Papa

10

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

ldquoBut Jimmy never washes his handsrdquo

Riya laughed ldquoHe doesnrsquot use his hands or paws to eat like we do We must wash our hands with soap to getrid of germsrdquo

ldquoAre germs on our hands toordquo

ldquoGerms are EVERYWHERErdquo

WOOF

ldquoAaaah-chhhooordquo Riya covered her mouth with her hands as she sneezed

ldquoDont do that My teacher says that we should sneeze into our sleeve not our hands said Rohan

ldquoWhyrdquo

ldquoBecause when we sneeze into our hands germs stick to them If we donrsquot wash our hands we spreadgerms and make others sickrdquo

5

ldquoHere comes Germyrdquo Riya shouted chasing Rohan and waving her dirty hands ldquoEEEEEEEKrdquo

WOOF

6

Later Riya showed Rohan theproper way to wash hands

ldquoWet your hands and turn off thetap Then rub in some soap onthe palms the back of the handsand between the fingers Scrubhands for twenty seconds Nowitrsquos time to rinse off and dryrdquo

ldquoBut thatrsquos a long timerdquo

ldquoRemember my secretrdquo

Rohan smiled

7

When they came back home after playing Riyanudged Rohan ldquoTherersquos something we should dofirstrdquo

Mummy teased ldquoPlay some morerdquo

ldquoTAKE A BATHrdquo

ldquoMummy donrsquot you know that germs areeverywhere We canrsquot see them but they stick toour skin and clothesrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos why we must bathe every dayhelliprdquo ldquohellipto get rid of themrdquo

8

Start by getting yourself wetrdquosaid Mummy ldquoThen apply soapall overrdquo

Riya and Rohan giggled asMummyrsquos ticklish fingers soapedthem up

ldquoThen itrsquos time to rinse offrdquo

ldquoAnd dry with a clean towelrdquo

ldquoSUPERCLEANrdquo

WOOF

ldquoItrsquos Jimmyrsquos turn nextrdquo

9

ldquoDo you want to listen to a storyrdquo asked Papa

10

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

ldquoHere comes Germyrdquo Riya shouted chasing Rohan and waving her dirty hands ldquoEEEEEEEKrdquo

WOOF

6

Later Riya showed Rohan theproper way to wash hands

ldquoWet your hands and turn off thetap Then rub in some soap onthe palms the back of the handsand between the fingers Scrubhands for twenty seconds Nowitrsquos time to rinse off and dryrdquo

ldquoBut thatrsquos a long timerdquo

ldquoRemember my secretrdquo

Rohan smiled

7

When they came back home after playing Riyanudged Rohan ldquoTherersquos something we should dofirstrdquo

Mummy teased ldquoPlay some morerdquo

ldquoTAKE A BATHrdquo

ldquoMummy donrsquot you know that germs areeverywhere We canrsquot see them but they stick toour skin and clothesrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos why we must bathe every dayhelliprdquo ldquohellipto get rid of themrdquo

8

Start by getting yourself wetrdquosaid Mummy ldquoThen apply soapall overrdquo

Riya and Rohan giggled asMummyrsquos ticklish fingers soapedthem up

ldquoThen itrsquos time to rinse offrdquo

ldquoAnd dry with a clean towelrdquo

ldquoSUPERCLEANrdquo

WOOF

ldquoItrsquos Jimmyrsquos turn nextrdquo

9

ldquoDo you want to listen to a storyrdquo asked Papa

10

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

Later Riya showed Rohan theproper way to wash hands

ldquoWet your hands and turn off thetap Then rub in some soap onthe palms the back of the handsand between the fingers Scrubhands for twenty seconds Nowitrsquos time to rinse off and dryrdquo

ldquoBut thatrsquos a long timerdquo

ldquoRemember my secretrdquo

Rohan smiled

7

When they came back home after playing Riyanudged Rohan ldquoTherersquos something we should dofirstrdquo

Mummy teased ldquoPlay some morerdquo

ldquoTAKE A BATHrdquo

ldquoMummy donrsquot you know that germs areeverywhere We canrsquot see them but they stick toour skin and clothesrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos why we must bathe every dayhelliprdquo ldquohellipto get rid of themrdquo

8

Start by getting yourself wetrdquosaid Mummy ldquoThen apply soapall overrdquo

Riya and Rohan giggled asMummyrsquos ticklish fingers soapedthem up

ldquoThen itrsquos time to rinse offrdquo

ldquoAnd dry with a clean towelrdquo

ldquoSUPERCLEANrdquo

WOOF

ldquoItrsquos Jimmyrsquos turn nextrdquo

9

ldquoDo you want to listen to a storyrdquo asked Papa

10

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

When they came back home after playing Riyanudged Rohan ldquoTherersquos something we should dofirstrdquo

Mummy teased ldquoPlay some morerdquo

ldquoTAKE A BATHrdquo

ldquoMummy donrsquot you know that germs areeverywhere We canrsquot see them but they stick toour skin and clothesrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos why we must bathe every dayhelliprdquo ldquohellipto get rid of themrdquo

8

Start by getting yourself wetrdquosaid Mummy ldquoThen apply soapall overrdquo

Riya and Rohan giggled asMummyrsquos ticklish fingers soapedthem up

ldquoThen itrsquos time to rinse offrdquo

ldquoAnd dry with a clean towelrdquo

ldquoSUPERCLEANrdquo

WOOF

ldquoItrsquos Jimmyrsquos turn nextrdquo

9

ldquoDo you want to listen to a storyrdquo asked Papa

10

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

Start by getting yourself wetrdquosaid Mummy ldquoThen apply soapall overrdquo

Riya and Rohan giggled asMummyrsquos ticklish fingers soapedthem up

ldquoThen itrsquos time to rinse offrdquo

ldquoAnd dry with a clean towelrdquo

ldquoSUPERCLEANrdquo

WOOF

ldquoItrsquos Jimmyrsquos turn nextrdquo

9

ldquoDo you want to listen to a storyrdquo asked Papa

10

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

ldquoDo you want to listen to a storyrdquo asked Papa

10

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

ldquoTherersquos something we should do firstrdquo reminded Riya ldquoTidy UPrdquo

Rohan yawned ldquoDo we have tordquo

ldquoRemember you couldnrsquot find your ball the other day Putting things away in the properplace makes it easy to find them laterrdquo

ldquoAnd keeps our house neatrdquo

ldquoYou both are so smartrdquo said Papa proudly ldquoBedtimerdquo

ldquoPapa Therersquos something we should do firstrdquo said Riya pulling Rohan along

ldquoMake the germs disappear with our magic secretrdquoRohan nodded

11

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

12

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

A few minutes later Mummy and Papa heard a familiar tune

ldquoSo thatrsquos your secretrdquo said Papa ldquoHumming a song to make brushing funrdquo

ldquoAnd while washing our hands toordquo

ldquoThatrsquos a great ideardquo said Mummy

WOOF

Rohan and Riya enjoy taking care of themselves Do you They make up a game with the germs and guess who wins

13

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

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Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

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Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

Germs say yucky mucky and dirty is FUNI say I brush and wash and I know I have won

Germs say never bathe itrsquos a waste of timeI say smelling nice with soap is so fine

Naughty germ says donrsquot pick up your things The house looks better that way

I say I tidy up because I like my thingsThat is a good way to end my day

And I feel better in every wayI feel better in every way

I FEEL BETTER IN EVERY WAY

Now make up your secret song and hum it when you have to do boring things

14

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

This book was made possible by Pratham Books StoryWeaver platform Content under CreativeCommons licenses can be downloaded translated and can even be used to create new stories ‐provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made To know more about thisand the full terms of use and attribution please visit the following link

Disclaimer httpswwwstoryweaverorginterms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved This book is CC -BY -40 licensed You can copy modify distributeand perform the work even for commercial purposes all without asking permissionFor full terms of use and attribution httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby40

The development of this book has been supported by FortisCharitable Foundation

Story AttributionThis story Brushing is No Fun is written by Srividhya Venkat copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license

Other CreditsBrushing is No Fun has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books The development of this book has been supported by Fortis Charitable Foundationwwwprathambooksorg

Illustration AttributionsCover page Children making faces and having fun while brushing their teeth by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license Page 2 Girl applying paste on toothbrush for boy by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released underCC BY 40 license Page 3 Germs are everywhere by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 4Woman with prepared breakfast by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 6 Girl chasingboy with dirty hands by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 7 Girl teaching boy to washhands properly by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 8 Washing hands properly byAnupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 9 Mother giving bath to her children by AnupamaAjinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 10 Man listening to music on the bed by Anupama Ajinkya Aptecopy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 11 Moon at night by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Somerights reserved Released under CC BY 40 license Page 12 Couple hears a tune by Anupama Ajinkya Apte copy Pratham Books 2016 Some rights reserved Releasedunder CC BY 40 license

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help

(English)Brushing is No Fun

Rohan does not like to brush his teeth or take a bath But his sister Riyatells him a secret that changes his mind

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