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This engaging narrative explores the concept of Opposite Day through the eyes of a child who decides to do everything in reverse. The story follows the child’s whimsical acts, such as wearing shoes on their hands and gloves on their feet, brushing hair with a toothbrush and teeth with a hairbrush, and even calling their parents by the opposite gender’s titles. These playful inversions continue with food, where a banana is eaten with the peel and grapes are peeled before consumption, and with daily routines, like playing on the bed and sleeping on the table. The story culminates with the mother’s stern but humorous response: if the child is embracing Opposite Day, then they must attend school, even though it’s a holiday. This prompts the child to reconsider their actions, resolving to behave properly from then on. The book is a modified version of an original story, released under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY-NC-4.0), promoting early reading skills and critical thinking. The Let's Read program aims to foster a new generation of innovators by providing access to diverse reading materials across Asia and the Pacific.","Opposite Day Sheelu Karmacharya  \nBinita Buddhacharya  \nToday, I am going to do everything the opposite way.  \nI will wear shoes on my hands and gloves on my feet.  \nToday, I am going to do everything the opposite way.  \nI will brush my hair with my toothbrush and brush my teeth with my hairbrush.  \nToday, I am going to do everything the opposite way.  \nI will call my mother \u003Ci>father\u003C/i> and my father \u003Ci>mother\u003C/i> .  \nToday, I am going to do everything the opposite way.  \nI will eat a banana with the peel on and peel grapes before eating them.  \nToday, I am going to do everything the opposite way.  \nI will play on the bed and sleep on the table.  \n”If you are doing everything the opposite way,” my mother says,”you must go to school even though today is a holiday.”  \nNever mind.  \nI will do everything properly from now on .  \nBrought to you by  \nLet’s Read is a program of The Asia Foundation that supports early reading skills and habits to develop our next generation of critical thinkers and creative innovators in Asia and the Pacific.  \nTo read more books like this and get further information,  \nvisit: [letsreadasia.org](letsreadasia.org)  \nOriginal Story  \nOpposite Day. Author: Sheelu Karmacharya. Illustrator: Binita  \nBuddhacharya. Editor: Anuradha.  \nPublished by The Asia Foundation-Let’s Read, © The Asia Foundation-Let’s Read. Released under CC-BY-NC-4 .0.  \nThis work is a modified version of the original story. @ The Asia Foundation, 2018. Some rights reserved. 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