Hindi

Romi the robot can do every chore but can’t laugh. Isha and Veer try jokes, funny faces and tickles with no luck. Then their puppy Moti slips on a banana peel and tumbles into a box, the kids burst out laughing, and Romi laughs for the first time.

A farmer owns a hen that lays one golden egg a day. Growing greedy, he decides to cut the hen open to get all the eggs at once, ignoring his wife’s advice. There are no eggs inside, and he loses even the daily golden egg.

On Diwali night, a tiny clay lamp left unsold in a potter’s shop feels too small to matter. A girl named Gauri buys it, lights it and places it at the dark doorway of a lonely elderly neighbor, whose face lights up. Even a small light can brighten someone’s heart.

Peehu, a baby owl, is afraid of the dark. His father takes him on a night flight to hear crickets and frogs, smell night-blooming jasmine and see the glittering stars. Finding no monsters, Peehu flies a little on his own and discovers the night is full of wonders.

Tanvi’s grandfather gives her a seed to plant. She gets frustrated when nothing appears, but he explains seeds need water, sunshine and time. She cares for it daily, and it grows into a beautiful tulsi (holy basil) plant. Good things take time.

After a stormy night, Dhruv finds a fallen sparrow’s nest with three chirping chicks. He and his father carefully place it in a basket and tie it to a strong, high branch. The mother bird returns, and later the young birds sing at Dhruv’s window every morning.

An ancient banyan tree, “Grandpa Banyan,” shades the village children, elders and birds. When it’s marked to be cut for a road, the children make drawings and posters and appeal to the village head. Moved, he reroutes the road, and the tree still stands today.

Two stubborn goats meet in the middle of a narrow bridge and refuse to back down. They push with their horns until both fall into the cold river. The next day, one goat lies down so the other can step over her, and both cross happily.

Riya loves stars and planets. One night a little glowing spaceship takes her on a tour: bouncing on the Moon, passing red Mars, seeing Saturn’s rings and Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, and finally the beautiful blue Earth. She wakes up determined to become a space scientist.