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Meena is a littlegirl who lives in a villagewith her parents,her grandmother,
her brother Raju, and her baby sister,Rani. Mithu, the parrot, is her best friend'
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In manyways,Meenais likeany otherlittlegirlyou know.She is friendlybut is
not afraidto ask questions.
as she laughs,climbstrees,asksquestionsand
Sh"re in Meena'sadventures
solvesprob|ems,andshowsyouallthethingsthataIitt|egir|cando.
RachelCarnegie
Script:
NeillMckee
OrginalconcePt:
Comicbook adaptation: DeepaBalsavarand
DeePHari
Artisticdevelopment
and characterdesigns: Ram Mohan
Dr MiraAghi and research
Research:
t e a m si n B a n g l a d e s hI n, d i a ,
NePaland Pakistan
Layoutand design:
HarshaMehta
KelvinLoPez
SachinSatankar
MilindKadam
Creativeguidanceand
projectmanagement:
NuzhatShahzadi
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He was talkingaloudto himselfand dancingwith
On the way she saw the villageshopkeeper.
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joy for havingfound a young bridefor his son. young girl will do all the houseworkand I
won't have to pay for it!" he laughed.
[\4eenawas 'reryupsetwhen she discoveredthat it was Ritawho was to be the young bride.
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Suddenly,tht:y heard an L.infarniliar
voice."What is the matter?"asked a handsomeyoung
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"Babu!My son, my son!"shoutedthe shopkeeper.
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Just then, Grandmotherhad a wonderfulidea. lt was decidedthat Babu and Rita would get
engagedand wait three yearsfor the marriage.In the meantime,both of them would complete
their studies.The shopkeeperloved his son too much so he agreedto this as well.
girlsbelow18 are too youngto marry.
Remember,
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Other titles in this series
1. CountYourChickens
2. Dividingthe Mango
3. Will Meena LeaveSchool?
4. Who'sAfraidof the Bully?
5. Savinga Life
6. Meena'sThree wishes
7. Say No to Dowry
B. Take Care of Girls
9. I Love School
10. lt's Got to Be a Bov!
11. A Girls'Story
12. Meena in the City
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