December 1980 No. 1 Rs. 2.50 THE CHILDREN’S MONTHLY FROM THE HOUSE OF AMAR CHITRA KATHA BHEEMA The first ever The little giant i -A mythological, folktale Adventures of Kalia the crow Meet the squirrel— the first in the series on the day-to-day life of animals and birdsDear Friends, Let me tell you a story. One evening, Ramu and Shamu went to a park with their father. High upon a branch of a tree, they saw three young ones of a crow, “Paddy,” said Ramu, “All the young ones keep saying . s caw " again and again, Don't they know any other word?” “No, Their father has taught them just that one word.” A little ahead, Shamu saw a cat feeding her young ones, One by one the kittens began to mew. Shamu now tured to his father and said, “Daddy, these kittens keep saying,”Meow ” over and over again. Is it because Mom Cat has taught them only that ward?" “Yes,” said the father, “Come along now. We are getting late, ~ Ramu suddenly burst out erying and said, “Dad Crow has taught only one word to his children. Mom Cat too has taught only one word to her children. Why did you teach us so many words? Now we have to learn so many subjects at school. ” Perhaps, many of you feel the same way. That is why | had long | been wanting to bring out a magazine just to make learning fun | for you. It had te contain what you wanted, Sol went round | asking my young friands for suggestions. “Give me adventure,” said one. “| want animal cartoons, uncle,” said another. “Humour for me,” cried a third, "I'd prefer science...” began a grave young lad. 1 “But in comics!” cut in his friend. “There must be a puzzle page,” squeaked a little voice. It seemed a difficult—almost an impossible task. But the direc- tors of the company as well as my colleagues said, “We are with you. We'll do it.” There | have told you the story of TINKLE. It has been brought out specially for you. Please do let me know how you like it. Uncle Pai We dadicate this monthly to the memory of Chacha Nehru, who deeply loved children. Caw By Published by H.G. Mirchandani, for India Book House Pvt. Ltd., Rusi Mansion, 29, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Bombay 400 039 and orintad by him at GH Printers, Marol Naka, Mathuradas Vissanji Road. Andheri (East), Bombay 400.059. Editor: Anant Pai Art Director: Pradeep Sathe Editorial Assistance: Kamala Chandrakant, Subba’Rao, Luis FernandesBased on a story from Dr. R.L. Hegde’s collection of mythological folktales of Karnataka. THE LITTLE GLA: Script: Patajal Sharon tustrations:FradeapSathe Hi 7 BEFORE 4OU SERVE US. PLEASE ASK BHEEMA IF HE WANTS SOME MORE. COME ON, BHEEMA. LET'S. 60 TO THE THEY WERE THEN STAWING IN DISGLISE™AT THE HOUSE OF Al BRAWMANA IN A CITG CALLED EKACHAKRA PUPA. THEIR: MEGHEOUR WAS 4 POTTER. Hie WAG VERY HAAPY AT LAST EVERUTHING |S. THEY WERE HIDING FROW THEIR COUSINS, THE KAURAUES1 HAVE ALL THE, a CONUTS AND JAGSERY WEILL NEED FOR THE CEREMONY. i & ES ++) AND THERE'S PooR Bou! Yi] AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY SOM THE HUT, HE SAW BHEEMA TALKING TO AIS MOTHER. NO FOOD LEFT 1 DON'T THINK ———————— IN THE HOUSE.GO P HIS MOTHER: AND PLAY WITH GIVES HIM LEASE » 4OUR BROTHERS PLEASE GIVE ME aN ; SOMETHING TO Wnty EAT. HOUNE J HAD HOUR LUNCH, BHEEMA! AND «+ ARE 4GOu HUNGRY? TINKLE 2YES. GO IN ANC EAT AS MUCH AS ‘GOW WANT. COCONUITS: AN JASSERU! C HOW MUCH COULD HE EAT? TWO COCONUTS AT THE MOST? POOR BOY. HOW HAPPY I'VE MADE HIM. iy MOTHER. Hf PLEASE GIVE ME SOMETHING TO EAT, AH, | KNOW, HE FELT SHY AND ATE ONLY HALF ‘A COCONUT, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS HUNGRY, HE COULDN'T FORGET HIS MANNERS. IT 1S THE SAME BOY, DIDN'T HE EAT THE COCONUTS 2 BUT | SAW HIM ENTERBUT WHEN THE POTTER OPENED THE DOOR OF THe HUT, HE GOT THE SHOCK OF AIS LIFE. ayes | SPENT ALL THE MONBY | HAD.--TO.OH, NOY HE'S GOING TO START CRYING AGAINE HOW DID 4OU GET | THE MONEY 70 BUY A, THOSE COCONLITS, UNCLE 2 WHY DON’T HOU MAKE SOME POTS: 1 MAKE. AND SELL THOSE POTS OUT OF CLAY, FROM WHERE CAN |GET SO MUCH CLAY NOW P SHEEMA WENT 70.4 PLACE WHEGE HE HAD SEEN POTTERS COLLECTING CLAY.1 AND TOOK /T TO THE POTTER. THE POTTER JAMEDIATELY BEGAN NOW. 60 HOME 70 WORK ON THE CLAY. | AND LEAVE ME ALONE. . ‘AND NEVER COME NEAR Ma HUT AGAIN! MOTHER | 17M. HUNGRY. PLEASE GIVE ME SOMETHING AA TO +++ MOTHER! | HOPE NOTHING HAS .| HAPPENED TO THE KIND BRAHMANA. HE HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO us: WHAT ARE “OU J) LISTENING jor |_ THOUGHT. | HEARD SOMEONE] \\ WEEPING. THERE! LISTEN! FIND OUT WHAT THE MATTER 135 MOTHER.| WON'T LET 4OU GO. THE ; : Cs )| GO, FATHER, cy | | = Z GO WHERE? — J WHY ARE ALL OF = Z sou cent daa z OU, PERHAPS PO NOT KNOW, 60OD LADY, THAT IN THIS COLINTRY THERE LIVES A RAKSHASA CALLED se ee WE DON'T AND GIVING HIN THE RICE. BUT THE RAKSHASA EATS THE BUFFALOES THAT DRAW THE CART AND JHE ++ THE: DRIVER Too! 2 [THe PEOPLE OF THIS, CITY HAVE TO SEND HIM A CARTLOAD OF RICE EACH aH 7 os TINKLEEACH FAMILY IN THIS CITY TAKES TURNS 70 PROVIDE ONE OF us, A BR FOR THE HAS TO DRIVE CART. Tom TS ouR THAT CART. GOOD SIR, YOU HAVE | BEEN KIND 70 U5. tery | “OU7VE LET US Stay IN | | SON DRIVE OUR HOUSE. PLEASE A. GIVE US A CHANCE 70 REPAY 4OU. 4 Nor NEVER! | COULD NEVER ALLOW THAT! HE 15 My GUEST. 1 WILL NOT ALLOW HIM TO DRIVE THAT CART SND BE EATEN Bu THE RAKSHASAL OH, HE WILL NOT 'BE EATEN, | ASSURE WITH THE AMOUNT HE EATS, HE SHOULD BE! LET HiM GO. HETLL| TEACH THE RAKSHASA A LESSON, HE?LL FIGHT THE RAKSHAGA. SEE fy HOW STRONG fi HE 1S. | TINKLE aHE WAS STILL WONDERING WAAT AE SHOULD) BO WHEN HE REACHED THE FOREST iN WAICH THE RAKGHASA LIVED. HO! SO THERE ara 4 YOu ARE! WHa Ce ARE OL SO 0 BETTER EAT THE RICE BEFORE HE7 HOW PARE YOU EAT MY RICE! WAS SENT. SEE, HE'S BACK. AND DIDN?T | TELL YOu DIDN'T TELL HE CAN BAT? SEE, HE HAS > YOU_HE"S FINISHED THE WHOLE STRONG? CARTLOAD OF RICE.Nasruddin Hodis a a ee ako) p80 2 a) 5 “ feito, Saal 3K, —— | a ae 18 <= : I = fi y ee Le ABOUT 500 YEARS AGO THERE : LED AN APAB CALLED OH! OHE JIM. NASRUDDIN HODJA. ONE DAY AS 5 | HE WAS WALKING ON THE STREET) | JP SORRY! t A MAN CAME LP BEHIND HIM. ‘iN i HOWEVER, WHEN THE MAN WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE JUECE— OH, IT'S HASAN! | 4 FRIEND! | 4OU DID, DID 4OU P 4OU CAN TELL THAT TO THE JUDGE! 1AM GOING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT yOu TO HIM. | THOUGHT GOW WERE SOMEONE = DID 4OU HIT ER: +-4ES,40UR THIS POOR HONOUR! THEN MAN? ; H 4OULL HAVE: Th "ie ui , | TOPAW A FINE! ! } 46S! A FINE | ee a OE ee = e le a ie alr TINKLELOOK CAREFULLY AT THIS PICTURE, F FID WHICH BEGIN WITH TRE LETTER HERE Gn SOME FRLITS. Cr i vou Tone "Hem THIS IS A LETTER A BOY WROTE Ta HIS FRIEND WHO WAS ILL. HIS FRIEND FOUND IT GREAP FUN AND WANTS TO SHARE IT WITH HOU. a ZA heard ll R™ il and in|, = will come and ¢ UJ Daay if SP But don't wait A. me. t j ill soon all Ch up and get = aeHOW MANY THINGS CAN YOU io WHAT SHALL | DO? i CAN YOU HELP ME TO REACH THE BOWL OF MILK WITHOUT GETTING MY FEET WET? N's Se) llests Le YOU WILL NEED: 4 SIEGE OF CELLOPHANE PAPER 2x3 ),y WANS NoURSEIE ‘A PIECE OF TISSUE PRPERZXS, PNIACROBATICIDONN A pate oF eaces A PENCIL. PLACE APIECE OF = TRACE OUT THE REMOVE THE TRACING — NOW CUT AWAY TISSUE PAPER ON OUTLINE OF THE AND BIN IT TO THE THE SHADED THIS DOLL. DOLL WITH A CELLOPHANE PORTION. - PENCIL. PAPER. PLACE THE ACROBAT ON SOUR PALM AND SEE FOR YORGSELF THE TRICKS HE PERFORMS. Solutions in the next issue. ‘The first hundred correct salutions to items 1, 2 and 3, received at the following address will each receive a copy of the latest Amar Chitra Kat! = Tinkle Competition Section, Rusi Mansion, Wadehouse Road, Bombay 400 039.JLLUSTRATIONS: PRADEEP SATHE row aa MAN HAS ALIVASS WANTED TO FLY. IN THE RAMAYANA, WE READ ABOUT CHILD HANCMAN WHO FLEW TOWARDS THE SUN. THERE 13 AN OLD GREEK STORY OF A FATHER AND SON WAO FLEIW INTO THE SKY. THE WINGS WERE STLICK ON WITH WAX. SAND JUMPED FROM A TOWER. HE THOUGHT HE WOLILD BE ABLE 72 FLY BY FLAPBING HIS ARMS ABOUNDS ABOUT A THOUSAND YEARS AGO_A BRITISH MONK ATTACHED FEATHERS TO AIS ARAS, MANY MEN ALTER HIM TOO TRIED TO RLY BUT EMLED. THEN ABOUT 200 YEARS AGO, IN FRANCE, TWO BROTHERS NAMED ETIENNE ANP JOSEPH MONTGOLFIER SAW PIECES OF PAPER FLYING OUT OF THE CHMNE?. THEY FOUNG THAT THE PAPERS WeRE BEING PUSHED UP BY THE HOT AIR FROM THE CHIMNEY, el Gaze “thTHE PEOPLE WHO WATCHED THE SIGHT WERE ASTONISHED. TILL THEN THE ONL FLYING OBJECTS THEG HAD SEEN WERE SIRDS, INSECTS AND KITES, 50 THEY MADE A BALLOON OF COTTON CLOTH LINED WITH PACER AND FILLED IT WITH KOT Ale BY BURNING WOOL AND STRAW NEAR ITS MOUTH. I WHEN THEY Ler, 7 GO, THE HOT. AIR LETED uP ThE BALLOON 70 A HEIGHT OF AemOs? 6000 FT, A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE BROTHERS BECIDED TO SEND UP ANOTHER BALLOON, SUT THIG OVE WOLILD CARRY PASSENGERS — A SHEEP, A COCK AND A BUCK f THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, THE BALLGON WENT UP AND INCLUDING THE KING OF FLOATED THERE FOR EIGHT FRANCE, CAME TO WATER MINUTES, THE EXCITING EVENT. (aAND THE BASKET FELL. ALL THE THE BALLOON TOOK OFF MAMMALS WERE ALIVE, BtiT THE FRIGHTENED SHEEP STEPPED ON THE COCK AND THE NEXT STAGE WAS TO SEND A MAN GO IM THE BALLOON. COUNT D* ARLANDES, A FIELD File MILES WENT UP IN THE BALLOON.| | AIVAY FROM THE CITY, THAT SAME YEAR ANOTHER | | peoressor WHEN HE WANTE) SOR CHARLES FLEW FO COME DOWM,, YETOA HEIGHT) \HE SLOWLY LET BALLOON. THIS BALLOON OUT THE GAS. HOWEVER WAS NOT FILLED [4 —— WITH HOT Ale BUT With HYPROGEN GAS. BALLOGNING SOON BECAME A ceaze | | BUT WHEN THe AzROnLANE tk OVER THE WORLD, IN COURSE OF | | WAS INVENTED, BALLOONS « WME, THESE EARLY BALLOONS WERE| | SLOWLY WENT CUT OF REPLACED BY DIRIGIBLES OR FASHION. THEY ARE STIL. BALLOONS WHICH COULD BE STEED, | \ USED JODAY, HOWEVER s PEOPLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL FROM PEACE] |72 MAKE SCIENTIFIC ORLACE IW THESE DIRIGIBLES. THEY| | OSDERVATONS AND TO WeOkM EVEN TRAVELLED ACROSS THE EO AO dae NID Om AOL ATLANTIC IN THEME THINGS THEY COULD BUY,Ilustrations : PRADEEP SATHE EYES AND COUNT UP To FIVE. 4OU GO AND foe. Af 22 ILL 60 IN FROM THE OTHER END AND: CATCH THEM,uU LEAVE THOSE RABBITS ALONE, CHAMATAKA! RUN, KEECHL! RUN, MESCHU! RUNE 1 THINK CHAMATAKA 1S AETER US. LET'S RUN ‘OUT. OH, NO! WHAT SHALL WE DO? LETS: fi RUN OUT FROM ¥ THEOTHER =f END. WE'RE Pam DON'T WORRY. B KALIA WILL SAVE A Us SOMEHOW,AND INDEED, ALIA WAS DOING HIS BEST. ME AS MUCH AS 4OU WANT, BUT_4OU CANNGT STOP ME. HERE COMES: BABLCO. BUT THAT NASTY FELLOW WILL NEVER STOP To HELP ME OR THE RABBITS. UNLESS... UNLESS-: PLL HAVE A GOOD LUNCH TODAY. HEE! HEE! HEE! CHAMATAKA » PLEASE BRING SOME HONEY FoR ME TOO, WILL YOU? HONEY DID yOu sau? WHERE'S THE HONEY? IN THIS. HOLLOW LOG. THERE'S PLENTY OF (Te BUT 4OU'LL HAVENO: ‘aia NG, Puts 4OU'D BETTER BUT THERE’S NO GO IN AND GET Si HONEY THERE , PLEASE HONEY FOR ME 5 CHAMATAKA! Jie8s ans L ‘ee HE IS IN % e We REAL [Sisson aeMEET THE SQUIRREL Based on the matorial provided by Nandini Deshmukh NOT WITH SICH SHARP CLAWS! Script: Illustrations : fe 2 OWE LEAP TAKES Lopamudra Pradeep Sathe iat ALMOST FOUR FEET UP THE TRUNK HAVE YOU EVER OF A TREE, WHEL WATCHED A AE SLIP ANP SQUIRREL? FALL? (SNOT HE CUTE NOW NIBBLUNG AWAY AT THE MANGO sWOW GRINDING HIS SHARP FRONT TEETH P NOT POST, THESE TEETH WILL GROW LONGER THAN a OUR SOUIRREL'S BYES WHAT A WAST, ARE FALE - CLOSED AND THING TO DOF HE IS HANGING WESIDE BOWN, (3 HE+++ DEAR? wea! WHAT IS THIS BOY GP TOP HE'S QUT TO HIT Oe SQUIRREL! TINKLEW BUT WHEN THE NALGHTY BOY IS ABOUT TO CATCH HIM, OUR FRIENP JUMPS TO SAFETY USING HIB TAIL AS A PARACHUTES THENAUGHTY BOY DOES NOT CARE, HE WANTS A SQUIRREL, DEAD OR ALIVE, 7O SHOW OFF TOMS SUPRENLY THEY COME TOA HALT. v THAT PEEPING CALLS IT?S MISS SQUIRREL TELLING THEM THAT SHE /S LOOKING FOR A MATE. 5/7 WHICH OF THEM WILE SHE ACCEPT 2B THE STRONGEST, OF COURSE, SO OUR FRIENDS BEGIN TO PROVE THEIR: STRENGTH, WELL PONES OLUE OLD FRIEND IS THE WINNER f AND HERE HE (8S BY HER SIDE. WHAT A FIGHT COME OVI KEEP IF apt TINKLE 24.BUT AETER ALL THAT FUSS, § HE LIVES WITH MES. SQUIRREL FOR ONLY A PAY I THEN non HES OFF. iy i SHE LOVES BIRDS! ao EGGS # ARE THERE ANG IM HERE? DOES MES. SQUIRREL MIND? NOT ONE BIT, SHE CAN LOOK ALTER HERSELF AND THE = BABIES SHELL HAVE! THERE SHE GOES LOOKING FOR FOOD, WELL, SHELL FIND GO AHEAP, MES. Ei LE SOME HERSEL SQUIRREL. HVE NUTS OR BERRIES. YOUR FILLE YOURE MM-M—-M# GOING TO BEA MOTHER SOON S YOULL MUS7 TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF 4. ULMCY, FRESH BERRIES! SO MANY OF THEME 23 2 = 3 @ : a @ 2 NOW WHAT (S SHE UO TOP SEE NOW HARD SHE SHE 1S PULLING OFF O-O0- OW SHE'S GOING TO WORKS! A LITTLE HAIR FROM HER OWN BUILD A NEST. YUTE AND: -- WHAT'S TAIL $ WELL! WELL! WHAT Tee = THAT? . WONT A_MOTHER BO, EVEN A SQUIRREL g 2 MOTHER, TO MAKE A TINKLEMY WORDS WHAT A LIKE THESE IM THIS NEST. UGH DID 4OU CALL BEAUTIFUL NEST? WITHIN THEM BEALTIFULP LOOK AT THEM S h 45 DAYS SHELL HAVE THREE THEW IRE UGLY $ THEIR EARS F #) OP FOUR BABIES INIT, ALL FOLDED IN, THEIR Z EVES CLOSED.’ CAN SUCH UGLY CREATURES BE 4 THE CHILDREN OF BEAUTIFUL, BRIGHT- EYED MOTHER SQUIRREL? A FORTNIGHT AFTER AND YET A FORTNIGHT THAT FHEIR EYES LATER, THENE BODIES WiLL OPEN. WiLL BE COVERED WITH AAR, & i fe, ik APE SOME OF THE OFFER SQUIRRELS WE HAVE IN OUR COUNTRY. AAA THE HiMALAAN SOUR: TINKLE 26THE CLEVER PRINCE. cxuux rate natiaisn”snmter PHILIP, KING OF MACEDONIA , | ONE DAY BOUGHT A HORSE | FOR A VERY LARGE SUA OF MONEY. BUT LATER WHEN QUE OF HIS MEN TRIED TO RIDE ST «++ Hid OFF, +2: THE HORSE THREW ae MANY OTHER MEN TOO TRIED JO,RIDE THE HORGE BUT IF THREW THEM ALL OFF. =.) BOUGHT IT, TOLD ME IT THE TRADER FROM WHOM. WAS A GENTLE HORSE] WHY IS IT BEHAVING ot Soon | STOP HIM, ‘SIRE! HE*LL TINKLE1+: AND THEN CLIMBED ONTO THE SADDLE. EVERYONE EXPECTED THE HORSE 70 REAR up AND THROW OFF ITS RIDER. IT WAS HIS OWN SHADOW THAT WAS. FRIGHTENING HIM, FATHER. 1AM PROUD OF YOU, MY WHEN | TURNED HIN TOWARDS THE SUN, HE COULD NOT SEE HIS SHADOW. THAT IS WHY HE BECAME SO. YOU DESERVE TO BE KING OF 4 LARGER KINGDOM THAN MACEDONIA - Sh THE BOY WAS NONE OTHER THAN ALEXANDER, LATER KNOWN AS ALEXANDER THE GREAT, HE TOOK HIS FATHERS WORDS SERIOUSLY AND BY THE TIME HE DIED, HE WAS. 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