LIVING INSIDE,

LEARNING INSIDE
A tale set in Corona times

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LIVING INSIDE,
LEARNING INSIDE
A tale set in Corona times

Written and Illustrasted by

SANJANA JADON

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 The world is indoors
And so am I
Its history in the making
Says Papa and mummy.
My Own mind wonders,
When I’ll see
My friends from school,
And then just be
But there is this fear
Or is it just me?
When will this end?
Corona tell me.

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Hi
I am Siya! Here is a tale of my Corona days. I
am staying home like you because there is a
corona virus disease.

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 But it is not all that bad
Maa says look at all the good
Life is just like this
We just do what we all should.
And know in our hearts
Things will be all right.
If I do my part
It will and it just might
Be better than it is
Better than the past
Better for the best
So I’ll do what she asked!

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Washing hands
with soap, kills the
pesky little virus.

The soap is our

superpower. It
takes 20 seconds
for this power to
work.

So we wash and
count till 20.
1…2….3….4.....
5…6….7….8....
9…10….11….12…
13…14….15….16 …
17…18….19….20!!

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Here is how I wash
my hands.

Wash wash wash

all the fingers
all the nails
don’t forget
The tip of your tail!
What!
No tail you say!
Then just wash your
hands
And then go and play.

Papa says if we
waste water, we
might have to deal
with another crisis.

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I like helping papa
in the kitchen. He
makes round rotis.

I try to make
round but they
become any shape
anytime!

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Working is something
both me and Papa do
on the dining table.

It is our office now.

We have important
papers and import-
ant work.

I have important
crayons and I’m
always very busy.

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Kaaju is my
neighbour. He is
also my balcony
best friend now.

He tries to do
crazy things and
make me laugh
all the time.

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We video call grandpa and tell him
about our little adventures every-
day.Papa says, it makes him feel
nice when he’s so far away.He
misses us and I miss him.

We have to be strong and not

come in contact with many people.
If we do meet people, we have to
stay away so that we don’t catch
the infection.

And always wear a mask when you

go outside.

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My Maa is an essential
worker. She works at
the hospital. She wears
a lot of protective
gear to help her stay
safe.

So when she comes

home, she has to be
careful. She takes a
bath.

She puts all her stuff

to be washed. And I
can’t hug her for a
while.

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We even wash all
groceries.
My Papa has de-
veloped a trick
to wash the
most groceries
with less water,
using buckets.

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I learnt a new word, “Pandemic
Pandemic”. Pandemic is
when a sickness like the corona virus af-
fects a lot of people all over the world.

So, let us all take care.

But Corona vacation is kind of FUN!
XOXO
Siya

P.S. I built my
own terrarium
ecosystem in a
honey jar. We ate
the honey first
though. Ask an
adult to help you
with this little top
secret recipe I
noted for you.

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 Made with much love and hope.

Instagram @downtodoodling

Email downtodoodling@gmail.com
A normal life in quarantine through a child’s
eyes. Siya writes a letter to tell us what she
sees, what she thinks and feels when the world
is full of rules and there are no friends around
to play. We are are not alone. Being scared is
ok. We’ll feel better together.
Let’s just talk about it.