The summer holidays were finally here! No more school!

All the trees in the village were filled with fruits and flowers. Malu and Moidootty spent every day playing marbles, flying kites, and fishing in ponds.

One day, Moidootty, who loved mangoes more than anything in the world, no longer wanted to play.

“I can’t think of anything but mangoes, Malu,” he sighed. “How I wish I could have a few!”

“Well, come on then,” said Malu as she ran up to a mango tree. “Let’s see if we can get a few mangoes!”

She picked up a pebble from the ground and peered up to the treetops. Then she narrowed her eyes, stuck her tongue out, bent a little, leaned back and THREW the pebble high into the tree.