THE FORTNIGHTLY FOR CHILDREN FROM THE HOUSE OF AMAR CHITRA KATHAv Ge Vv WITH Jalans SCHOOL BAG Jalans Creatio » It is for you, light as you wanted =~ for modern needs. it to be, but roomy enough for all your books, tiffin box, pencil box and even comics. Created in colours of Cherry Navy blue, Green to match your School Uniform and likes. Carry it anywhere you want after school to swim, picnics or even a short holiday. like it? Now get your folks to present you one on your birthday. *INDIA'S First Moulded School Bag made for you by— SHREE LAXMI ENTERPRISES 2, LALBAZAR STREET, CALCUTTA.700 001 ni © India Book House Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. March 20, 1983 Published by H.G. Mirchandani, for India Book House Pvt. Ltd., Mahalaxmi Chambers, 22, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Bombay 400 026 and Printed by him at IBH Printers, Marai Naka, Mathuradas Vissanji Road, Andheri (East), Bombay 400059. Editor: Anant Pai Art Consultant: Pradeep Sathe Editorial Panel: Kamala Chandrakant. Subba Rao, Luis M. Fernandes.THE ADVENTURES OF SHER-Dllinvrisicesiamvisesiad THERE WAS ONCE A PRINCE NAMED GHER-DIt., ONE DAY HE AND HIS FRIENDS — A KNIFE ~ GRINDER, A BLACKSMITH AND A CARPENTER SET OUT INV SEARCH OF ADVENTURE... THEN, FINDING THAT THE CARPENTER. WAS GETTING WEARY OF TRAVEL, HE MADE HIM A KING, TOO. ALONG THE WAY SHER-DIL MADE THE KNIFE-GRINDER THE BLACKSMITH KINGS OF PROSPEROUS CITIES. oe ¢ BUT IF IT DROOPS wOu'LL KNOW | NEED| 4OUR HELP. 5 LONG AG THAT PLaNT is ]| f HEALTHY dou wie Af Son) KNOW THAT ALL IS WELL wiTH ZA SME: HERE IS A BARLEY V/A PLANT, | HAVE GIVEN ‘ONE EACH TO OUR age TWO FRIENDS 4 00. SHER- DIL RESUMED HIS TRAVELS.ONE DAY HE| || | FINDING NOBODY ABOUT CAME UPON A HUGE PALACE, r || | AE BEGAN To WANDER rr i AROUND, AS HE WAS PASSING BY A BED~ CHAMBER —WHEN HE ENTERED — AGIRL 1 QH,SHE'S a BEAUTIFUL! FIND OUT HOW HE CAN BE DESTROYED:». I'LL, SX PO THE REST.WHO WOULD DARE TO COME PLEASE TAKE ONLY AFTER IF L MARRY YOUN my ENEMIES Md SOUL IS | MIGHT BECOME oT NOT IN THIS BODY A WIDOW VERY OF MINE, BUT IN BEE. SQON.4OU HAVE ANY ANYBODY’ THIS BIRD IS IN A CAN SHOOT | GOLDEN CAGE WHICH ABIRD / \6 TIED TO THE TOP- DOWN. A MOST BRANCH OF A ENOUGH, THAT TREE MUST BE SOMEWHERE NEARBY SO THAT HE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON IT. SHER-DIL SEARCHED EVERY. WHERE FOR THE TREE, FINALLY —ON LOOKING CLOSER, SHER-Dit. UNDER-| | AND NEITHER WILL Jweut,1 CAN soLve 2 = STOOD WHY THEY HIERE G0 FEROCIOUS, TO ) | THEI PROBLEMS... i I AND MINE TOO. ees TAKING A CONG STICK, HE PUSHED THE es OF BONES ON ITIAND HE HAS GOT THE SHER-DIL SLAPPED THE INGECT AGAINST a TREE AND AS HESIP DIL PEN BACH TO THE PRINCESS, BY vou are || FREE! THE GENIE 1S DEAD! ow THE TWO STAYED. ON AT THE PALACE. ONE MORNING, SHER-DIL ++:AND THE PRINCESS WENT TO BATHE IN A RIVER NEARBY, AS SHE WAS WASHING HER HAIR A STERND OF IT CAME +617 WAS PICKED UP BY THE KING OF A ConErAL THE KING RETURNED To HIS: PALACE AND SENT FOR AN OLD ‘SEEK OUT 6 THE MAIDEN To WHOM LHAVE A FIND THAT {( GIRL HERE. NS FEELING TUL = gi IS HE HER HUSBAND? IF SO» 7? 1'LL HAVE TO GET RID_OF HIM ST. THE OLD WOMAN _WENT UP TO THE PALACE AND BEGAN TO WEEP, AND MOAN. HEARING HER MOANS THE PRINCESS OPENED THE DOOR. WHAT 1S THE rae MATTER? WHY g Tee. ARE YOu CRYING ?WEEP TO THINK WHAT WOULD IF THE PRINCE) OH,| MUST NOT = FRIGHTEN ¢ YOU Ln a > BUT THE WOMAN RUSHED AWAY. IS SH K 1E MADFOR THE PRINCESS “Tih SHE SAW THE HAD NO PEACE OF | | PRINCE RETURNING Mite L WN THE EVENING. NOTHING CAN HAPPEN TO mE) /2_ | AS LONG AS | HUNTING. jp [me NEXT DAY TOO THE PRINCE WENT TINKLEAND AS GOON AS HE LEFT THERE’S NO NEED TO WORRY THE OLD eA: CAME TO ABOUT THE PRINCE. NOTHING YES! ['VE LOCKED \ NY DEAR, T eee \ gou ARE “AND I'VE PUT VEE ANGTHER ONE IN Laeay SCABBARD, THE KEY OF THE! CUPBOARD! IT'S. AND FLLING /; FIREPLACE, iat TINKLETHAT VERY MOMENT IN THE s 1M BURNING JUNGLE — = ALL OVER: ++ ] @ SOMETHING b l { gZ Wie ween! Bs h AN, [someone Has GOT HOLD OF MY SWORD. AHH! ‘eas LET'S GO DOWN TO THE RIVER. THE UNGUSPECTING PRINGESS ACCOM— PANIED THE OLO WOMAN TO THE RIVER, LET’S GET INTO IT AND ROW MUCH CLEANER THERE. VU TAKE You 4OU TOLD ME.. TO ANOTHER PUEASE TURN PALACE» A BACK! | DON'T WANT TO 6O ANOTHER ANY FURTHER! PALACE?VE COME TO YOU. MEANWHILE, SEVERAL MILES) NTH BEHAVE YOURSELF AWAY, THE BLACKSMi AND NO HARM WILL WA ( THE BARLEY PLANT sso Meare THE BLACKSMITH RODE | | ON THE WAY HE MET THE THE THREE KINGS PRINCE OUT TOFINO THE ENIFE~GRINDER AND THE SEARCHED FRANTICALLY SHER-DIL PRINCE, CARPENTER, FOR PRINCE SHER-DIL...} 1S IN DANGER! we { SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED ~ OUR BARLEY = PLANTS 700 ARE DROOPING. ‘To_OUR DEAR FRIEND. LOOK! THIS 1S NOT HIS SWORD, SOMEBODY f our Poo! HAS Ne PRi wor PRINCE AWAY THEY CAME DESTROYED ) J UPON THE PALACE. HIS MAGICAL, SWORD. 6 E> & IF SO, THAT'S THE PLACE TO LOOK FOR THETHAT | CAN EASILY MEND. (T'S BENT... THEY CARRIED THE PRINCE | | SOMETIME LATER— EX | 7 THINK \ I H PVE FOUND } tT! ot|| — “AND BEGAN SEARCHING FOR THE SWORD, THE BLACKSMITH-KING WENT TO THE KNIFE-GRINDER TOOK THE FORGE AND WITH GREAT IT FROM Hild. WD DEXTERITY FITTED THE HILT BACK | | ONTO THE SWORD, HAVEN’T FOR- GOTTEN My YA THE KNIFE-GRINDER POLISHED | AND SHARPENED THE KNIFE, WHERE'S THE ] 1 MUST Si YY no.4ou PRINCESS ? Fino THE =\f | ( MUST ™ PRINCESS. //__~\ REST. A S\ | eZ i NOBODY HERE| EXCEPT US,p| THAT TOWER SEEMS FoR BUILT. | WONDER PRINCESS AND IN COURSE OF TUNE ARRIVED ED THERE, TO HAVE BEEN NEWLY {77 WHEN HE MADE ENQUIRIES — Tees 0, THATS THEN THE PLACE WHERE THE PRINCESS PRINCESS? AN OLD WOMAN BROUGHT HER HERE FROM A DISTANT PLACE — ON THE KING'S. THINK VY M4 SEARCH WHAT DGES THE KING INTEND TO 20 WITH HER? maeey HER,| OF COURSE. woows WOOD FOR SALE! \fip FIFTEEN PIECES J OF GOLD FOR A FIFTEEN PIECES’ OF GOLD FOR A BUNDLE OF FIND OUT WHY THAT MAN WANTS SO MUCH FOR HIS, NY MISTRESS woop roey ta To RNOW WHY YOUR WOOP, AY I6 $0 DEAR,THIS WOOD HAS BEEN \ J || IT 1s AS | THOUGHT. ' CUT BY A SPECIAL HE HAS BEEN SENT SWORD+:A VERY BY MY PRINCE TO SPECIAL SWORD, 76K HIM IF HE HAS | [D0 YOU HAVE} ANGTHING ELSE } | ANYTHING SELL. THE CARPENTER WENT AWAY, BUILT A PALANQUIN:»* Suge a +: AND BROUGHT IT TO THE PALACE THE NEXT EVENING. STRANGE ABOUT THIS PALANQUIN®, (T'S NO DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER clea ES4y? BRING THIS J! -PALANQUIN STOP THEM! ex STOP THEM! ACS SHE'S: TRYING TO CUMB INS J), BUT TELL YeRRNING FoR dou.) ME, HOW OTHERWISE, IS PRINCE et ISHER -DILP SHER-DIL AND HIS PRINCESS BP WERE REUNITED, THEN HE ToOk HER HOME WHERE THEY WERE MARRIED AND LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.VLL BURN IT DOWN ONE OF THESE DAYS.AND THEY PREVENT FLOODS, TREES ARE SO USEFUL, THEY PROVIDE FOOD AND SHADE WHEN RAIN STRIKES THE \\\ \ GROUND FORCEFULLY, IT \ LOOSENS THE SOIL, THE WATER CARRIES 4 THE SOIL AWAY: AS MORE pf OR / AND THE WATER AND MORE MUD \7 OVERFLOWS THE BANKS 1S DUMPED INTO \ a AND FLOODS THE THE RIVER,THE COUNTRYSIDE. D OF THE RIVER . L \, BE! — RISES « ae TINKLE_\ GROUND VERY GENTLY, WITHOUT TIRRING UP AND THEY PREVENT THE MUD FROM BEING WASHED AWAY BY HOLDING ON TIGHTLY TO IT WITH THEIR ROOTS FROM FLOODS HERE. 1’M GOING TO BURN THAT 700. | WOULD NEVER HURT °. THAT'S. ONE TREE WHICH 1S VERY SAFE, | THINK.IN THE BEGINNING , THERE WAS OUR SOI. TODAY 1S NO MUD OR SOIL AS WE SHOULD MADE UP OF SAND, CALL IT, ONYTHE EARTH. THE LAND GRAVEL AND DUST WAS NOTHING BUT HARD ROCK AND THE REMAINS OF AND NOTHING COULD GROW. DEAD PLANTS AND THEN SLOWLY OVER THE AGES, ANIMALS, THE ACTION OF SUN, WIND AND IF SOIL 1S ALLOWED TO RAIN CAUSED THE ROCKS ON BE WASHED AWAY BY THE SURERCE 70 CRUMBLE INTO THE RAIN, OR BLOWN, SAND, GRAVEL AND DUST, AWAY BY THE WIND, x FARMERS WILL NOT = BE ABLE TO RAISE BESIDES, THE SOIL WHICH 16 WASHED AWAY FINALLY ENDS| UP IN RIVERS f AND MAY CAUBE FLOODS. THIS 19 THE HARD ROCK FROM WHICH THE SOIL ABOVE IT HAS FORMED. RAIN HAS WASHED AWAY ALL THE SOIL FROM THIS HILLSIDE, NOTHING CAN GROW HERE NOW. GRADUALLY THE ROCKS Witl START BREAKING UP TO FORM NEW SOIL. GUT THE PROCESS /S VERY, VERY SLOW, EVEN AFTER 600 YEARS ONLY ABOUT AN INCH | OF son MAY BE FORMED. TINKLESee and Smile. One thing which I was waiting for was adventure stories, which you have already been printing like Dog Detective Ranjha. ! hope you will continue to print stories like that. Master Suhail Calcutta If you ask my opinion about TINKLE, | will say that it is the most knowledgeable, interesting and funny book in the whole wide world, | liked "The Beggar's Luck’ in issue No. 24 very much, Doob-Doob is very funny though I feel sorry for him sometimes when he is outwitted by Kalia. ‘Meet the Animal’ is also vary interesting. There is no defect | can find in TINKLE. My best wishes to it ! K, Madhuri Pai New Delhi See and smile {love your TINKLE very much. For me there is no other comic like TINKLE. First my brother ‘and my father used to scold me. But what a change ! Now my brother and father encourage me to spend some time reading your delightful book-VIVE LA TINKLE ! Edgar Rodrigues Nagar 5 May gO, But the name of TINKLE will always grow. 1 love Mooshik, Itis so joyish, F ~|also love Kalia the crow, It always removes my sorrow. At the sight of TINKLE | always tingle, it makes my sister jingle And my brother giggle. Shaikh Altaf Javed Ahmedabes- TINKLEKum, Hunni Rathore EDITOR'S CHOICE My young friends, The 1982 Geeta Chopra National Award for Courage and Bravery was won by Kumari Hunni Rathore of Raigarh. Hunni and her mother were returning from the Raigarh railway station after seeing Hunni’s father off, on the night of July 30, 1982. On the way they were accosted by a gang of three chain-snatchers. Hunni and her mother offered stiff resistance but the criminals stabbed them both and ran away with their gold chains. Mrs. Rathore fell unconscious In spite of being stabbed twice in the stomach, Hunni clung onto the shirt of one of the fleeing criminals and tore away its collar. Acting on this clue the police traced it toa well-known criminal and later managed to apprehend his two accomplices as well. The D. I. G. of Police, Raipur, awarded a cash prize of Rs..500 to Hunni and her mother. The citizens of Raigarh felicitated them and later presented a purse of Rs, 2500. The Geeta Chopra National Award was given to Hunni on Republic Day, 1983. Affectionately yours, FrontetaTHE GOLD RING (‘eaves’) fren, illustrations by : M. Mohandas. Jorhat. ONE EVENING, A COACH CARRYING AN OLP | | ouR PASSENGER MAN RUMBLED THROUGH THE ut ae CLOW Ai eS WE CAN CHARGE BUT THE PASSENGER HAD ALREADY HIM WHATEVER WE} / HEARD. im WANT! 1 E res i eM ; | AS THE COACH NEARED 2, ANP SLIPPED /T (7 DESTINATION, THE OLD | |INTO HIS POCKET. MAN TOOK OFF HIS GOLDMY GOLD RING AND IT’S TOO DARK IN THERE FOR ME TO FIND IT WITHOUT A LIGHT. t+, AND KEEP IT FOR OURSELVES ! HEH- HEH f DON'T WORRY, OLD MAN! Weve A ( Oa Coa [( AND PVE REACHED HOME WITHOUT HAVING TO PAU THEM DX ANYTHING, HAHA HA!S| Oo Script: Shruti Desai Illustrations: Ram Waeerkar ONCE HOBIA WAS TAKING A GROU BZ i/ Vi OF CHILDREN TO THE MOSQUE. fy } ; IF | RIDE WITH M4 BACK TO THEM t nu NOT BE ABLE HOW & LEADER ALLOW HIS FOLLOWERS TINKLEScript: Ashvin Mlustrations: Pradeep Sathe Re SCORPIONS CAN BE . EASILY RECOGNISED BY THE PINCERS.ON” * . E/THER SIDE OF THEIR MOUTHS. THE/e sa ABDOMENS TAPER INTO A STING. THEY ARE . LONELY CREATURES, FOUND IN ARID REGIONS, AS THE SUN GOES DOWN, A OUR FRIEND WAITS PATIENTLY FOR AN SCORPION COMES OUT INSECT TO COME HIS WAY! AH, HERE'S FROM UNDER A ROCK, LOOKING FOR FOOD. THEY EAT MOSTLY INSECTS AND SPIDERS. HE GRABS THE GRASGHOPPER WITH AIS PINCERS ... THE SCORPION HAS A VERY SMALL WE HAS FINISHED AT LAST. NOW HE MOUTH AND TAKES A LONG TIME TO CAN LIVE WITHOUT FOOD FOR EAT, TEARING AIG VICTIM APART TO MONTHE /F NECESSARY. DO 50. HE MAY TAKE ABOUT TWO HOURS 7O EAT THE GRASSHOPPER. 23 TINKLESOME MONKEYS EAT SCORPIONS. THEY PLLL OFF THE SCORPIONS Zf STING, THROW IT ASIDE AND EAT OH-OH, A MONKEY! THE REST OF THE CRERTURE. . OR FRIEND RUNS FOR AIS LIFE. HE HAS FOUR PYRG OF LEGS AND HE CAN RUN VERY FAGT. yr Bi, SUT HERE'S Z= DOES NOT Liké 7OUR FRIEND COMING INTO HB (TER BATTLE TO THE FINISH! AND HE GOEG AWAY IN TRILMPH. JF HE WAS HUNGRY HE WOULD HAVE EATEN UP THE DEFEATED SCORPION,OUP HERO GRABS HER PINCERS AND WHATS THIS? ANOTHER THEY GO ROLIVD IN A DANCE. SCORPION P BUT /7°3 A FEMALE THIS TIME. SHE'S LARGER THAN HIM. IT'S A MATING DANCE 4ND GOES ON FOR A LONG TIME, FINALLY THE MALE SCURRIES OFF, IN COURSE OF TIME x (77S T00 DANGEROUS FOR HIM 70 THE FEMALE TARRY, FEMALE SCORPIONS HAVE BEEN SCORPION GIVES KNOWN TO DEVOUR THEIR MATES BIRTH. THE YOLING Ne AFTER MATING. SCORPIONS ARE \ f= OF SOME WEEKS. WMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH THE — A MONTH LATER THEY ARE YOLING SCORPIONS CLIMB ONTO READY TO LEAVE THEIR THEI MOTHER'S BACK AND MOTHER AND CLING ON B4¢ MEANE, “BECOME OF SUCKERS AT SEO INDEPENDENT. THE TIPS OF LeB/e B65 SCORPIONS SOMETIMES ALL SCORPIONS HAVE A ENTER HOUSES POBONOUS STING, BUT AND GET INTO MOST_USE IT ONLT SHOES, MISTAX (N GELF=DEFENCE . THEM FOR ROG THE STING OF SOME SPECIES OF SCORPIONS PRODUCES ONLY A BLIGHT PAIN, BUT THE STING OF OTHERS CAN BE FATAL; OND CAN KILL A MAN WITHIN A FEW HOURS, NEXT ISGUE:MEET THE GER-HORSE 28 TINKLE: Illustrations: M. Mohandas. Jaykumar Laichand Dayalani, Indore ry te LONG AGO,IN AVILLAGE — (Rye sae Ls reas WATER IN THE WELL... 273323 & | @ (WHAT! WATER! 1 1 UNBELIEVABLE: jae Sv HEY, GOVARDHAN! OME, COME!BUT THE WATER IS. STARTED GUARRELLING AND WENT TO THE VILLAGE CHIEF. WHEN Hi a IT’S MINE? THE WATER IS wo MINE,SIR. i A — FINALLY] iE a CANT USE IT. | THE water In TIS MINE. YouThe Zamindar and ame] “sey the StableBoy esse aa AZAMINDAR HAD _A SIMPLE BUT HARDWORKING STAGLE-BOY WORKING FOR. HII. SOME DAYS LATER, THE STABLE -BOY FOUND Crees THE HORSES MISSING FROM THETHE ADVENTURES OF SUPPANDI— Based on a story sent by P. Varadare ONCE SUPPANO! WAS ASKED | TO BUY SOME COCONUT O/t AND SOME GHEE FROM THE BAZAAR. HERE 6 THE MONEY.NOW,GO. YOU SHOULD BE BACK WHEN i've FINISHED. met | paar way, VoL RAVE To CARRY ONLY QNE BOTTLE AND:+: AM ABLE TO GET BACK QUI: HOW CLEVER Sys Chetna Shah ___Illustrat (LL TAKE THIS BOTTLE. (CAN USE IT FOR BOTH THE OIL AND THE GHEE. AT THE MARKET— HERE’S THE OIL. NOW, WHERE SHALL | POUR THE GHEE? ¢/ PROUDLY SUPPAND! TURNED THE BOTTLE OVER. HERE, POUR THE GHEE INTO THIS HOLLOW. Pe TINKLE QUESTIONS, MISTER. JUST BO AS 4ou"REa SUPPANDI TOOK THE! THERE You g | SOrrLe AND STARTED) |i ARE. WHERE IS i WALKING HOME — THE GHEE? Sh SI bs ae ] Zi Nil) — eed C — PSD i Tey“at's spellbinding...” ( The chewy, chocolatey wonder eclair. Parry's Eclairs are “funtasticly” fantastic! sochocoatey and chewy... they'll just linger in your mouth Bite info one and you'll be inawonderworld n. f) Parry's Edairs. 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