Stories from 7 March 2009 to 27 April 2009 were narrated in Bangalore city which is in the state of Karnataka, in South India.

Age: Almost 5 years old

7 March 2009 - Saturday

#1) Once upon a time there was a big house. Then a skeleton was there, a scary house, it was a very big deep swimming pool, someone threw the book. Someone threw the earing, a pencil box was there, a sharpner, a eraser and a pencil, and a note book and some fruits and one pillow case. A pillow case of one book, sharpner, eraser, pencil, glass, pencil box, bag, a ruler, a earing a barbie doll.

#2) A glass of milk a boy and girl. The girl was Maia, the boy was Sachitus. A boy was Rohan, a girl was Mauktika, a boy was Prithvi and Srijeet (names of children who were members of the children's library I worked in during our stay in Bangalore.) and one pooh bear. A ruler, a pencil, a sharpner, a eraser and a book and a disc, Alice in wonderland, a little mermaid and Billu Barber.

#3) Once upon a time there was a golden fish. It was lying in the fish tank. It swimed a lot, and one fish died. A second person died. A very big house, a lady and a child went to the house, no electricity on the road, no electricity in the houses, they lit a candle, then they climbed up the stairs, then there was no electricity upstairs. There was a skeleton in the closet. The lady and the child were dead. A barbie doll was in a castle. They were getting married to Manmohan Singh and to Obama.

#4) Once upon a time a girl and boy called Rohan and Aditi. They went to the swimming and swam. They were so cold, they went for a camel ride, then they went to the desert. Then they find a crow, a fisherman with a lot of fish.

A man went to a school, Roots Montessori, (name of pre-school maia attended in Bangalore) he was teaching there for 5 months and he had a daughter called Avani, then they gave all the children homework. Then they gave Dhwani homework, Kalpana, Nischol, Keshav, Shisti Nagaraj, Ananya, Aditi Poornima, Rohan, SAnjana, Hritvik (names of her classmates.)

In a very big castle a baby was born. 8 months, 1 1/2 months. Actually a fairy god mother went to the spooky house and she got a list for 1 1/2 month, she is going to be dead, and she is not alive. She is burning her body. She wants to get to eat at a restaurant. She wants to go home and do her homework. Her mama and papa are calling her. She wants to do a game called skipping rope.

8 March 2009 - Sunday

#1) There was a very big fish. A boy drowned in the shark's mouth. He went to the ceiling and got his photograph. He went to gmail.com, he went to do some work. He gone for skating. he got a wound. he write a letter and he went to the post box. Somebody had sent a message. A boy had got injured. A lady and a man went to a hospital to see a brand new baby to get a feeling of hers. She went to the doctor for a check-up. She went for a vaccination and injection.

#2) Once upon a time there was cinderella, a stepmother, a step sister and a very beautiful castle in Nagaland (one of our neighbour's in Bangalore were from Nagaland.) She went to the castle and danced, it was 8.30pm. Then it was time to go home, it was late at night.

#3) Once upon a time there was a girl called Aashita. She went to a house, she went slowly walking to her mother. She saw a old walking with a sweet. She gave it to her. She didn't wanted to eat it. The fan was on, the light was on, then she went to a children's library and she found a paper towel of golden fish, The princess wanted me for beauty and the beast. beauty and the beast went to the castle and got his signature and he went home. He had bath and he went to sleep last night. He saw a skeleton.

10 March 2009 - Tuesday

#1) Once upon a time, there was a big castle in the whole world of North India. They went to a seashore they went to a beach they went to a very big house in North Pole. The Santa Claus was going in his sleigh, he was delivering presents at each house, Dora's shouse. Santa dropped gift to each animal. They went to the play area. They found a very big hut, then they moved to a hut in North Pole in Savitri Amma's (our neighbour in Bangalore) house. She dropped a present at the house and went to sleep. She woke up in the morning and got off the bed and went to the kitchen and made hot tea for them.

A little boy called Nikit Vajnatha went to the skeleton's house and found his big cozy bed and went to sleep on his bed. Then he woke up in the morning and said what a mistake I have made says Armaan (my colleague's son in Bangalore.) Armaan told this is not nice I will give you a special bed to sleep on their head. Then they went to Manjunath's (manager of the apartment complex we were staying in Bangalore.) house and found his pillow case and saw his panty on his bottom.

Then someone took the little babies home. Then they went to the castle and found his cap and his mittens. It was so cold in winter. It was adorable face of a cute puppy. Adorable cute love of puppies. Then Manjunath told the dogs, go, go I will hit you on a bad stick otherwise you will be gone to Manjunath's house and Armaan went to Manjunath's house.

11 March 2009 Wednesday

#1) Once upon a time thee was a girl called Mariella. Then a boy called her Marabella. Once upon a time someone was getting married to somebody with Million and Adtesh and Priyanka in a happy world it is good to give kiss to Girish Agarwal (my dear good friend) and Aditi Poornima. Maia and Ananya trudged home. She went to a spooky house and found a door banged with Mariella's house. She trudged home and went to school again. She trudged home and found her mama going to office. Her friends called her Marabella. A girl and a boy. A girl named Aditi and Avani and Maia, Kalpana and Ananya (names of her classmates from her pre-school in Bangalore.)

#2) Once upon a time there was a girl called maia. The she wennt to a dark house and found her clothes. She picked up it and ran. She found a beautiful gown. She went to a bush and hide behind the bush.

#3) Once upon a time there was a golden fish and a duckling and a haathi (elephant) were going to school. They trudged home two minutes the van uncle came.

#4) Once upon a time there was a girl and a boy went to a house. They were sleeping. Then they went to a castle. They found Mickey Mouse and they trudged home with Mickey Mouse.

13 March 2009 - Friday

Maia turned 5 on 12 March 2009

#1) Once upon a time, there was a girl called Mariana. A boy called Rohan, Rohan and Mariana went to a beautiful castle and found his magic things. He got his phone then he went to the castle and found his mobile phone and he went to the old castle in Hyderababd. A glass of water spilt on the ground. The old man had to mop it away so Suchitus told the fellow to kill that little boy called Mariana and Rohan. Mariana and Rohan were sleeping in the bedrooms and didn't want to wake up, so he told SAchitus to raise his hands up. So Suchitus went to the castle and found his duty, and found his watch and found his cream and found his mobile and a phone.

#2) Once upon a time there was a big school and Sachitus went to that school. SAchitus went to a doctor called Mariana. So Mariana and Peri went to the house and Mobal.

#3) Once upon a time there was a castle and a school next to it. There was a child and a boy. They went to the castle and found his clip and she gave it to Mariana.

16 March 2009 - Monday

#1) There was a golden fish and a blue tank with colourful fish and with a boy and girl. With Sandeep (appa/daddy) and Maia and they went to the seashore and found many shells with golden shells.

#2) Once upon a time there was 3 bears. Then they lived in a little cottage, then mama bear, father bear, baby bear they went for a walk and Goldilocks went to the cottage and she found father bowl, mother bowl and baby bowl. Goldilocks tried to eat mama bear's porridge, it was so cold, father bear's was so hot, baby bowl was correct. Goldilocks at the porridge and she was so full. Then they just arrived from their walk.

#3) Once upon a time there was a christmas tree. Then Christopher Robin and Winnie the pooh danced around. Piglet and bunny jumped around. So pooh decided to find Christopher Robin so he found Christopher Robin.

#4) Once upon a time there was a girl, she was crying at home so her mother told don't cry. Then she went home and she ran home fast. She was trudging home. Then she was singing along with her friends and jumping around.

17 March 2009 - Tuesday

#1) Once upon a time there was a girl, a boy, three children were going out. Then they found a puppy and took it home. Then they fed it and it was gone to sleep. Then four ladies and four men were going out for a vacation to each places. They went to some other place and went to sleep. They went to the birthday girl and went to Casa Picola (restaurant in 4th Block, Jayanagar

Bangalore that Maia a girlfriend and I used to go.) They found vegetable pulao then they went to a place in Hyderabad and girl called Mariana she stopped to tell a lady something. She told that she is not well. I am going to a doctor, will you please take me to the doctor because someone is going home.

Then someone was getting married so they found each girl in the world so that Mariana would sing a little song for a little girl. Then Mariana told her father to take good care of the little children and Mariana went off to school. She did not give up because Mariana had forgot her phone.

A very pretty lady she is so young and she does not want to ask her mother for anything. She just wants to sleep. She just wants her mother to call her father-in-law and her mother-in-law. So her mother-in-law called the doctor and gave some surgery for some vaccination.

#2) There was a girl and a boy. They were going to a pretty castle in Hyderabad. They found a baby it was born Tuesday. Tuesday the baby was crying she wanted to go home because someone was getting married to the born baby. Someone was getting married to a lady. A girl she took good care of the babies. They are still cranky someone took them to the hospital, the baby got injured for 5 months. The baby was okay 10 days, so someone was going to castle to marry a lady and boy. Then someone buried the baby and went to sleep. A baby is going to die for 5 months. It will not come back for 10 days.

17 March 2009 - Tuesday

#1) Once upon a time there was a girl, a boy, three children were going out. Then they found a puppy and took it home. Then they fed it and it was gone to sleep. Then four ladies and four men were going out for a vacation to each places. They went to some other place and went to sleep. They went to the birthday girl and went to Casa Picola (restaurant in 4th Block, Jayanagar

Bangalore that Maia a girlfriend and I used to go.) They found vegetable pulao then they went to a place in Hyderabad and girl called Mariana she stopped to tell a lady something. She told that she is not well. I am going to a doctor, will you please take me to the doctor because someone is going home.

Then someone was getting married so they found each girl in the world so that Mariana would sing a little song for a little girl. Then Mariana told her father to take good care of the little children and Mariana went off to school. She did not give up because Mariana had forgot her phone.

A very pretty lady she is so young and she does not want to ask her mother for anything. She just wants to sleep. She just wants her mother to call her father-in-law and her mother-in-law. So her mother-in-law called the doctor and gave some surgery for some vaccination.

#2) There was a girl and a boy. They were going to a pretty castle in Hyderabad. They found a baby it was born Tuesday. Tuesday the baby was crying she wanted to go home because someone was getting married to the born baby. Someone was getting married to a lady. A girl she took good care of the babies. They are still cranky someone took them to the hospital, the baby got injured for 5 months. The baby was okay 10 days, so someone was going to castle to marry a lady and boy. Then someone buried the baby and went to sleep. A baby is going to die for 5 months. It will not come back for 10 days.

22 March 2009 - Sunday

There was a girl and a boy. Lived in a beautiful sea also they went to the scenery so someone was selling juices for today so someone told me to get the card. Valentine card. Then someone's birthday came and they sang for someone so everybody was cheering up. There were tears of joy then they cried for mama's daughter. She cried a lot. She went for a horse ride. She went to a beauty castle and she found her beautiful girl and her friend. So she had a great time with her friend.

28 March 2009 - Saturday

#1) Mickey and Goofy lived in a little house and they went to a little cottage where his friends stayed. So Allah lived in a hot place. Allah left the house at 7 O'clock to a little house his friends stayed next to the garage and he didn't have his car ready. He forgot to brush his teeth.

#2) One day a little hippo and mama hippo and daddy hippo lived in a little cottage. They left at 9 O'clock.

#3) Goldilock and the three bears. They lived in a little house, mama bear, papa bear, baby bear. They left at 7 O'clock so they walked and suddenly Goldilocks popped up. When she was going to eat some porridge she tried the mama bowl, it was too cold, papa bowl too hot, baby bowl was not too hot, it was little cold and she ate it.

#4) Once upon a time there lived a little house, then it was a skeleton house and there was no lights. So a man was going to walk to the little skeleton's house. So the wheel is punched and there lived a little ball pool over there and they ran inside and a skeleton followed them.