Varsha lives with her father at the edge of the forest. It has been a very hot summer. Appa says she has to be thankful they have water to drink. Many people and animals don’t it.
One night, Varsha hears a big Splish-Splosh-Splash. She jumps out of bed with a fright. Let’s read the story to find out what happened.
The story touches upon the sustainable development goal (05) of the United Nations.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
SDG 13: Climate Action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
SDG 15: Life on Land.
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Attribution Text: The Sound of Water (English), written by Shalini Srinivasan , illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta, supported by CISCO, published by Pratham Books (© Pratham Books,2020) under a CC BY 4.0 license, first released on StoryWeaver.
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