Nilam the LittleHealerElla ElvianaRizky Ramda

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This is Nilam. Even thoughshe is young, she has aspecial power. She can healsick animals.

This time, her patient is ahoney bear.

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Nilam is happy to help thehoney bear. Now he canwalk again.

”Don’t forget to take yourpotion!” She says goodbye.

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Oh no, now what happenedto Nilam’s skin?

She needs to make a specialpotion to heal it.

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But there are no moreleaves left to make thatpotion. The leaves can onlybe found deep in the middleof the jungle.

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Off Nilam goes!

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Nothing can stop her.

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Finally, those are the leaves!

Nilam fills her bag.

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Now she is ready to gohome and make the potionto fix her skin.

However, ...

”Hey, what happened toyou, Monkey? Why do youkeep scratching your body?

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Oh, he has an injury. Nilam’sleaves can heal it!

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”Don’t scratch it anymore,okay?” Nilam tells Monkey.

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Wow, look at that beautifulargus bird! But, why is hejust standing still?

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Uh oh! He hurt his leg.Again, Nilam’s leaves canheal it. She puts the leavesunder a bandage on thebird’s leg.

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”Get some rest, Bird. Yourleg will get better soon,”Nilam says goodbye.

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Oh, this fawn needs helptoo. It’s trapped in the vines.”Calm down, you’ll be free inno time!” Nilam says.

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”I’d better cut these rootsso they don’t trap any otheranimals,”

Meanwhile ...

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... oh, no!

The fawn looks starving.Nilam lets him eat all theleaves she has. Yet, thatmeans she has to return toget more leaves.

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Monkey sees her walkingback deep into the jungle. ”Why are you walking back?”he asks.

”I need more leaves toheal my sore skin,” Nilamanswers.

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”What sore? To me, yourskin looks just fine,” repliesthe argus bird.

”Hmm ... you’re right,”Nilam says. There are nomore red spots on her skin.

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”Well, maybe it’s healedbecause you have helpedus,” Monkey says.

”... Or, maybe I just neededsome fresh air and someexercise,” Nilam laughs.

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But Nilam still needs theleaves for future potions.

’You helped all of us. Thistime I will come with you. I’llhelp you get them,” Monkeysays as they journey into thejungle together.

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©2019, The Asia Foundation.This book was createdthrough a workshop forcreating books in the locallanguage that conducted incollaboration between LitaraFoundation and The AsiaFoundation and ISI PadangPanjang, West Sumatra. Theworkshop and professionaldevelopment, along withthe editing and design ofthis book, was conducted byLitara Foundation.

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Original StoryNilam Si Tabib, illustrator: by Ella Elviana

Rizky Ramda. Released under CC BY-NC 4.0.

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