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\nISBN:Softcover978-1-5437-0173-9eBook978-1-5437-0174-6  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced byany means,graphic,electronic,or mechanical,including photocopying,recording,taping or by any information storage retrieval system withoutthe written permission of the author except in the case ofbriefquotationsembodied in critical articles and reviews.  \nBecause of the dynamic nature of the Internet,any web addresses orlinks contained in this book may have changed since publication andmay no longer be valid.The views expressed in this work are solely thoseof the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher,and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.  \nPrint information available on the last page.  \nTo order additional copies of this book,contact  \nPartridge India0008001006262orders.india@partridgepublishing.com  \nwww.partridgepublishing.com/india  \nContents  \nAuthor's Message……………………  \nChapter 1………………………  \nChapter 2…………………………………………  \nChapter 3……………  \nChapter 4………………  \nAbout the Author……………………………  \n…………………………………vii  \n…1  \n……………………………20  \n………………………28  \n…………………………45  \n………………………53  \n# Author's Message\n\nDear readers,  \nWriting has always been my pleasure,and when itcame to writing fiction,I chose childhood,which is fullof innocence,laughter,and witty memories.As a kid,whenever I held a book in my hand,I used to get lostin my own imaginative world,which was beautiful.Iwas brought up in early eighties,where He-Man andSuperman were superheroes and Cinderella was everygirl's favourite fairy-tale character.We did not haveelectronic gadgets to zoom out and zoom in on animage.  \nAll we could do was imagine and visit that imaginaryworld created by us.It had all the best things we wantedto put;hence,imagination became stronger,and Istarted to visit even Universal Studios in my imaginativeworld.Be it in the classroom or a friend's house,all I did(and most ofother children)was play different outdoorand indoor games.I cherish the days I spent in creatinga rainbow of my choice which seemed to be visitingearth after a rainy day.  \nI feel exhilarated revisiting days I spent walkingin a puddle and fying kites with street boys,writing  \nwishes on kites and considering that those wishes wouldbe answered.I hated growing up,but I had to be likeevery other kid,learning to take academics beyond theprescribed curriculum and making genuine efforts inexcelling as per the criteria set by education system.Inever let the younger version of me get into the grown-ups'world,and I chose to be an entrepreneur whosedomain would be kids.  \nMy profession gives me the opportunity to bewith children of different age groups,acknowledgingtheir versatility and smartness in today's scenario.Ifeel I should have been born in this era.I grew upreading a lot of storybooks,and some of them weretranslated versions.Be it the Panchatantra tales,ChachaChaudhary and Sabu,Arabian Nights,or Malgudi 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