Dividing the Mango

Name: Dividing the Mango
Author: UNICEF

by UNICEF

Ages 4–810 min readKindnessFree to read

Meena uses her life skills to negotiate for equality with her brother in food and house work.

A spirited village story where a clever girl and her loyal parrot stand up for fairness — a gentle, empowering way to talk about treating everyone equally.

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Written by UNICEF

License: CC BY 4.0

Source: Global Digital Library

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Questions to talk about together

How did Meena feel when Raju got the bigger piece of mango?
Mithu the parrot split the egg in two — why do you think the parrot did that?
What does it mean for something to be fair, and when have you wanted things to be fair?