The Birthday Chocolate

Name: The Birthday Chocolate
Author: Alisha Berger

by Alisha Berger

Ages 3–610 min readHonestyFree to read

Tutul wants to give her friend some chocolate for her birthday. But nobody in her family is ready to help her! Tutul needs a new plan! Can her clever idea convince the shopkeeper to give her some birthday chocolate?

A funny, clever tale of a girl's ever-bolder disguises that lets children laugh at her tricks while quietly noticing that a wise shopkeeper always sees the truth.

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Credits & license

Written by Alisha Berger

Illustrated by Tawfiq Ahmed Anwar

License: CC BY 4.0

Source: Global Digital Library

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Questions to talk about together

Tutul pretended to be her own mom and dad to get the chocolate — how did the shopkeeper know it wasn't really them?
Why do you think Tutul wanted that chocolate so badly?
What could Tutul have done instead of pretending?