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1 The Story of FerdinandBy Munro Leafiees< He ef[&veb[ eercevjes ueerHe iees He ef[&veb[ eercevjes efueHe ef e$es - je@ye & uee@meveceje"er DevegJeeoMeesYee YeeieJeleke= le%elee -DejefJebo ieghleeDeeYeej - eeefHe ke me :DeYe e keg ceej Peeceg ke : efm e h Dee &914 meoeefMeJe hes",hegCes - 411 030. eke eMeveJe<e& : 2005cetu e : . 10/-meewpev e -jcesMe iejJeejs e@efj er ^m The Story of FerdinandBy Munro LeafIllustrated by Robert LawsonMarathi translationShobha BhagwatSpecial Thanks :Arvind GuptaThanks -Graphics :Abhay Kumar JhaPrinted at : Script Art914 Sadashiv Peth,Pune - 411 : 2005 Price : Rs. 10/-Supported by -Ramesh Garware Charity Trustke pee ke pee ce eke eMeve eje : iejJeejs yeeueYeJevemeejmeyeeiesmeceesj, hegCes - 411 esve : Kaja Maru PublicationC/o.]]]]

2 Garware BalbhavanOpp. Sarasbaug,Pune - 411 : Story of FerdinandBy Munro Leafiees< He ef[&veb[ eercevjes ueerHe 2 Once upon a time in SpainHe ej He ej Je<ee mhesveceO es3there was a little bull and his name was yewue jnele neslee. yewue ke meuee, lesJne les Jeeme e ee eb veeJe nesleb He ef[&veb[.4 All the other little bulls he lived with wouldrun and jump and butt their heads together,l ee eeyejesyej Flejner Jeemejb Demee e eer. leer meieUer Kethe OeeJeeOeeJeke je e eer, obieecemleer ke je e eer, ke ke j ke ke j KesUe e not He ef[&veb[ cee$e Demeb ke ener e veener ke je e He liked to sit just quietly and smell the eeuee MeebleheCes Ske e peeieer yemetve Heg ueeb ee Jeeme I ee eueeHe ej DeeJe[e e He had a favorite spot out in the pasture underthe cork ee eer Ske DeeJe[leer peeiee nesleer.]]]]]]]]

3 IeJeleeU cewoeveeJej Ske yeg ee ebPee[ nesleb. l ee eeKeeueer leer peeiee It was his favorite tree and he would sit in itsshade all day and smell the l ee eb meJee le DeeJe[leb Pee[ nesleb. lees efoJemeYej l ee Pee[eKeeueeryemeuesuee Demee e ee DeeefCe Heg ueeb ee Jeeme I ee e Sometimes his mother, who was a cow, wouldworry about him. She was afraid he would belonesome all by ee eer DeeF& cnCepes Ske iee e nesleer. ke Oeer ke Oeer DeeF&uee He ej ke eUpeerJee e e eer. efleuee Demeb Jee e e eb ke er, ns heesj Demeb Ske b jeefnueb lejGoemeJeeCeb lej veener nesCeej ? 10 Why don t you run and play with the other bullsand skip and butt your head? she would Ferdinand would shake his head. I like it better here where I can sit quietly andsmell the flowers.]]]]

4 Leer efJe eeje e eer, yeeUe He ef[&veb[, let Flej Jeemejebyejesyej KesUle ke eveenerme ? let l eeb eeyejesyej ke ke j ke ke j ke e KesUle veenerme ? heCe He ef[&veb[ Deeheuee G ej cnCetve vegmeleb [eskeb nueJee e ee DeeefCecnCee e ee, ceuee FLes e MeebleheCes yemee euee DeeJe[leb DeeefCe Heg ueeb eeJeeme I ee euee DeeJe[leb. 11 His mother saw that he was not lonesome,and because she was an understanding mother,even though she was a cow, she let him just sitthere and be ef[&veb[ eer DeeF& Ske meeOeer iee e nesleer; heCe He ej mecepegleoej Deeheueer ke eUpeer I ee e eer ke er, He ef[&veb[veb Demeb GoemeJeeCeb nesTve es. leer cnCee e eer, yemet os efye eejb ueske Pee[eKeeueer. l ee eb lesKet<e lejer Demeleb ! 12As the years went by Ferdinand grew and grewuntil he was very big and ke ener Je<e uees ueer.]]]]]]]]]]]]

5 Ee ceOeu ee ke eUele He ef[&veb[ Ske ocecees"e, leie[e, leeke oJeeve yewue Peeuee les es meb Jeeme veener All the other bulls who had grown up with him inthe same pasture would fight each other all would butt each other and stick each otherwith their horns. What they wanted most of all wasto be picked to fight at the bull fights in er es yewue l ee eeyejesyej e cees"s Peeues nesles. les efoJemeYejSke ceske ebyejesyej obieecemleer ke jle, Ske ceske ebvee ke ke j osle DeeefCeDeeheueer eske oej efMebieb ogmeN eebvee es ele. l ee meJee eer Ske e F enesleer. ke esCeerlejer Deeheu eeuee mhesve eer jepeOeeveer ceeef o Deens, efleLesyewueeb ee ue{eF&mee"er IesTve not Ferdinand - he still liked to sit justquietly under the cork tree and smell the flowers.]]]}

6 He ef[&veb[uee cee$e ue{eF& eer DeeJe[ eeuee yeg ee ee Pee[eKeeueer yemetve Heg ueeb ee megiebOe IesCeb e DeeJe[e e day five men came in very funny hats to pickthe biggest, fastest, roughest bull to fight in thebull fights in oe ef e$eefJeef e$e esh ee Iesleuesues hee e ueeske Deeues. les meJee leleeke oJeeve, cees e DeeefCe leuueKe yewue efveJe[e euee Deeues nesles. l eeueel eebvee yewueeb ee ue{leermee"er ceeef ouee v ee e eb the other bulls ran around snorting andbutting, leaping and jumping so the men wouldthink that they were very very strong and fierceand pick er meieUs yewue Deeheueer leeke o oeKeJeC eemee"er OeeJee euee ueeieues,G[ ee ceeje euee ueeieues, Ske ceske ebvee efMebieebveer {ke uee euee eebvee Jee ueb, Demeb kes ueb ke er esheerJeeu eebvee Deeheueer leeke o ke UsueDeeefCe les Deeheu eeuee ue{leermee"er efveJe[ knew that they wouldn t pick him andhe didn t care.]]]]]]]]}}}}

7 So he went out to his favoritecork tree to sit ef[&veb[uee ceeefnle nesleb ke er, Deeheueer ke esCeerner efveJe[ ke jCeej l eeuee l ee eer ke ener heJee& veJnleer, cnCetve lees mejU Deeheu eeDeeJe[l ee yeg ee ee Pee[eKeeueer peeTve He didn t look where he was sitting and insteadof sitting on the nice cool grass in the shade hesat on a bumble efpeLes yemeCeej neslee, leer peeiee l eeveb veer heeefnueer veener. eve ieJeleeJej yemeC eeSsJepeer lees yemeuee Ske e Yegbi Well, if were a bumble bee and a bull sat on youwhat would you do? You would sting him. Andthat is just what this bee did to ke uhevee ke je yejb ke e, legcner e lees Yegbiee Deenele DeeefCe ke esCeerlejerSke yewue legce eeJej esTve yemeuee, lej legcner ke e e ke jeue ?]]]]]

8 L ee yewueeuee ke [ke [tve eeJee I eeue ke er veener ?l ee Yebgi eeveb He ef[&veb[uee Demeb e kes ! Did it hurt! Ferdinand jumped up with asnort. He ran around puffing and snorting,butting and pawing the ground as if he were yeehe js ! ke meueb eeJeueb ke enerlejer ! He ef[&veb[ peesjele efkeb eebveb Gb e G[er ceejueer DeeefCe peesjele Deesj[le efMebieebveer peceerve Gke jlelees Jes[ eemeejKee OeeJet The five men saw him and they all shouted withjoy. Here was the largest and fiercest bull of the one for the bull fights in ef[&veb[uee heentve hee ener esheerJeeues Ske oce Ket<e Peeues. l eebvee meJee lecees"e, leeke oJeeve DeeefCe Metj yewue efceUeuee neslee. ceeef o eeue{leermee"er ne yewue Ske oce eesi e they took him away for the bull fight dayin a eebveer He ef[&veb[uee Ske e Kethe cees" ee Iees[e-iee[erle yemeJeueb DeeefCel eeuee ceeef ouee IesTve What a day it was!]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]}

9 Flags were flying, bands were pe$ee DemeeJeer lemee lees ceeef oceOeuee efoJeme neslee. meieUerke [sPeW[s He [ke le nesles. yeB[-yeepee es DeeJeepe Iegcele and all the lovely ladies had flowers in their $esuee Deeuesu ee meJe& ef e eeb ee kes meele megiebOeer Heg ueeb es iepejsceeUuesues had a parade into the bull eeveblej l ee ue{eF& ee ieesue cewoeveele Ske cees"er efcejJeCetke First came the Banderilleros with long sharppins with ribbons on them to stick in the bull andmake him eele meJee le heg{s yeB[Jeeu ee efMehee eeb eer legke [er eeb eeheeMeer ueebye ueebye eske oej Yeeues nesles. l eebvee ueebye ueebye efjyeveerueeJeu ee nesl ee. l ee Yeeu eebveer les yewueeuee es eCeej nesles. es eCeer ee og:Keeveer yewue Jes[e nesle Next came the Picadores who rode skinny horsesand they had long spears to stick in the bull andmake him eeveblej Deeueer efceke e[esj efMehee eeb eer legke [er.]]]]]]]]]}}

10 Les meieUs Iees[ eebJejmJeej nesles. neleele yewueeuee ceeje euee ueebye ueebye Yeeues came the Matador, the proudest of all -he thought he was very handsome, and bowed tothe ladies. He had a red cape and a sword and wassupposed to stick the bull last of er Deeuee ces e[esj. l ee ee Lee ke ener JesieUe e eve efomele neslee DeeefCe Deeheu ee osKeCesheCee ee l eeuee DeefYeceeveneslee. l eecegUs e l eeveb eLece Pegket ve Ss erle ceefnueebvee DeefYeJeeove kes ee ee [eske eeJej ueeue esheer nesleer DeeefCe neleele Ske leueJeej nesleer. ee leueJeejerveb lees yewueeuee ceejCeej came the bull, and you know who that wasdon t you? er yewue Deeuee. lees ke esCe neslee les legcneuee eebieueb ceeefnle ke er veener ?He ef[&veb[ !]]]]]