The Fourth Friend
Author:
Manoj DasPublisher:
National Book TrustLanguage:
KannadaCategory:
Picture-books1 Reviews
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It was evening. The three village lads had just witnessed the miracle of their life, a movie courtesy of a touring enterprise, when, on their homeward journey, another strange experience engulfed them in the form of a flash flood, pushing them up to two entangled trees. Dawn breaks and the three friends are joined by an unusual, awful, gentle companion who becomes their new friend.
Amazing and amusing, The Fourth Friend is a beautiful gift from one of India's best-loved storytellers.
ISBN: 9789354915376
Pages: 50
Avg Reading Time: 2 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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