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Shanmugam the gentle lion does three things in a day. He eats, he sleeps, and he snores — khorhrhrh..... phshhew..... khorhrhrh..... phshhew..... One day, a tawny, brawny, nasty new lion comes to take over the jungle. The animals are afraid. They go to their king, Shanmugam — but he is, of course, sleeping! The roary-snory second story in the ever popular series about Bahadur the baby elephant!
ISBN: 9788181461902
Pages: 28
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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Tanvi Parulkar +1
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