The Conical Hat

Author: Ram Babu Subedi

Illustrator: Promina Shreshtha
Translator: Erica Cuellar
My name is the
conical hat.

2/16
I protect you from
the sun.

3/16
I protect you from
the rain.

I protect you from

the wind.

4/16
I am smaller than an
umbrella.

But I am bigger
than a cap.

5/16
People make me
from cane.

People make me
from leaves.

6/16
People don't make
me too big, nor too
small.

7/16
I have a cone in
the middle to
help me stay on
top of your head.

8/16
If you rise, I rise.

If you stoop, I stoop.

9/16
I am the farmers’
hat.

10/16
You can wear me as
you tend the crops.

11/16
You can wear me as
you cross the
stream.

12/16
You can wear me
when you play
outside your home.

13/16
But please do not
run too fast or I
might fall!

14/16
Pleasant is my
shade.

Pleasant is my love.

15/16
Always care for me
and I will always
love you.

16/16
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Cover page: Three children under a hat, by Promina Shreshtha © Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2:
Children gather flowers, by Promina Shreshtha © Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Three children with
hats, by Promina Shreshtha © Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Hats protect children from rain, by
Promina Shreshtha © Room to Read, 2011. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Children roam in the open, by Promina
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