Leo Tolstoy
Toni Morrison
Humayun Kabir
Joan Lexau
red handerchiefs
blue handkerchiefs
yellow handerchiefs
white handerchiefs
animals
leaders
adults
soldiers
Maria and Anne
Malasha and Akoulya
Mary and Maria
Natasha and Jinny
Little girls were quarreling
Little girls were dancing
Little girls became friends again
Little girls became enemies again
Christmas
Easter
Holi
None of these
two girls
two boys
three girls
three boys
Summer
Winter
Christmas
Easter
The old man
Akoulya's grandmother
The old woman
Akoulya
new clothes
dirty clothes
splashed clothes
none of these
Her daughter's frock became dirty.
Her daughter started weeping.
Her daughter became wet
Her daughter began to quarrel
Near the house
Near the church
Near the puddle
Near the lane
Fighting
Make a channel
Splash dirty water
Watch stream
Malasha
Akoulya
The old woman
The men
The little girls
Akoulya's mother
Malasha's mother
The old man of the village
Akoulya's mother
Malasha's mother
Malasha
The old woman
Akoulya
Malasha
Malasha's mother
Akoulya's mother
Malasha
Akoulya
The old woman
Malasha's mother
neck
hands
hair
frock
The old woman
Akoulya's mother
The writer
Malasha's mother
Temple
Church
Mosque
Gurudwara
jealousy
anger
envy
farms
The servant
The sister
The mother
The father
Hot water
Cold water
Drinking water
Dirty water
Malasha
Malasha's mother
Akoulya
Akoulya's aunt
stains
flowers
drawings
fruits
Temple
Mosque
Church
Gurudwara
dancing
singing
praying
listening
Akoulya's ankles
Malasha's ankles
Malasha's knees
Akoulya's knees
a passerby
neighbours
Akoulya's grandmother
Malasha's grandfather
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