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7. Ivory Coast China Greece Nigeria America Spain Botswana And places beyond names… India Australia

8. PICTURES BY Nirupama Sekhar

10. “ This can’t go on,” the Hero Twins cried . “We have to do something. We must at least try.” The people watched while the woodlands withered and the land died. THE HERO TWINS AND THE SWALLOWER OF CLOUDS Suniti Namjoshi

12. Now listen well, because the strangest thing of all happened about a week after this. SELEKANA AND THE RIVER GODDESS Zai Whitaker

13. Armed with maps and reports and a drill, They marched together up a low hill, Wearing safety helmets, bright and yellow… A WELL IS BORN Radhika Chadha

14. Ayasha looked at the sun again and thought, there is more mercy in your golden flame than in the hearts of people. KOLUSCAP AND THE WATER MOSTER Sowmya Rajendran

15. His stomach and whole body seemed to be on fire. His insides were raging! THE DRAGON’S PEARL Niveditha Subramaniam

16. “ What is it?” he asked.

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