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The Hat Seller

by Shannon David

Ages 3–79 min readPatienceFree to read

On a long day's work, a hat seller rests under a tree without realizing that a family of monkeys are living in its branches. Curious as ever, the monkeys come down from the branches and take all of the hats from the hat seller’s bag. Join the hat seller as he tries to trick the monkeys into giving him his hats back.

A beloved folktale full of cheeky monkeys that delights children while showing how a calm, clever idea can solve a big problem.

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Written by Shannon David

Illustrated by Promina Shreshtha

License: CC BY 4.0

Published by Pratham Books / StoryWeaver · via Global Digital Library

The Hat Seller (English), written by Shannon David, illustrated by Promina Shreshtha, published by Pratham Books (© Pratham Books) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on www.storyweaver.org.in

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