What’s Special? • Aisha meets Heer, a girl whose remarkable power is put to the test in SuperWeirdos: Screech! • Tantri’s evil scientists build an explosive gift for Raja Hooja. But it might not be what it seems in Tantri the Mantri: Happy Birthday, Hooja! • A little boy is trapped by a witch, and he has only three pieces of paper to save himself in The Three Good-Luck Charms. • Balu the bully gobbles up everyone’s lunch. But one day, he decides to give it all up. Find out why in Lunchtime Bully. Also starring: Suppandi can’t stop admiring himself in Mirrored Sleep. When a princess stops eating, a young man comes up with a radical idea to help her in The Princess Who Wouldn’t Eat. Chamataka lays a trap for unsuspecting animals, while Kalia lays a trap of his own in Kalia the Crow. Ankit spots a shadow at the window and is convinced someone shady is spying on him in Shadow at the Window.

What’s Special? • Tiny Milind seems to stand no chance against a giant who wants to eat him. But he does have a clever little trick up his sleeve in The Dwarf Who Outwitted the Giant. • Sweet little puppy Raghuram is supposed to visit the vet. But no one is prepared for the chaos he creates once he’s there in Rags Meets the Doctor. • The Defective Detectives are on the tail of an animal smuggler. But their investigation becomes a little too fishy in Defectives Detectives: A Faunal Fallacy. • Sundar goes to work for a Seth who has some very strange rules and refuses to pay his employees. Find out who wins this battle of wits in Sundar and the Seth. Also starring: A grandmother visits her grandson on a magic travelling pot in Grandma Goes Visiting. A peacock that sings?! Discover this amazing bird in The Singing Peacock. A Christmas tree comes to life, but brings more trouble than joy in The Christmas Tree. And follow a simple bag of jewellery as it goes on an epic adventure in The Bag of Jewellery.

What’s Special? • In this first story in the SuperWeirdos series, Aisha goes hunting for superpowers and gets the shock of her life in SuperWeirdos: Tremors. • A miserly king announces a grand feast with no intention of feeding anyone. But his guests come up with a clever solution to outwit him. Check out How the Miser Outsmarted Himself. • A burglar breaks into a house in a village. It’s now up to the house’s owners to find a stealthy way to alert the village guard. Find out how they do it in Rama to the Rescue. • Shambu is transported back in time and has to face creatures more ferocious than tigers and lions—dinosaurs! Does he survive? Or make his way back to the present? Check out Shikari Shambu: Dino Land. Also starring: Khandoba the miser wants to eat vadas but is unwilling to buy the ingredients. So he goes about gathering the necessary materials in a unique manner in The Man Who Loved Vadas. Strange footprints have been spotted in Pyarelal’s village. So, Pyarelal puts on his thinking cap to track the creature and lead it out of the village in Pyarelal: The Mysterious Footprints. Kalia visits his friend Sundar the peacock, but finds him in a tough spot with Sundari the peahen and... Chamataka! It’s up to Kalia to save the day in Kalia the Crow. An old couple in Punjab has a large plot of land, but no means to plough it for crops. That’s when the lady comes up with a smart idea to get it done in The Treasure Hunt.

What’s Special? • What happens when Gundan and Gundi eat up the lion’s share of dosas? Find out in The Lion Who Loved Dosas. • Tantri lures Hooja on to a faulty aeroplane. When his plans seem to be succeeding, an unexpected person turns the tables in Tantri the Mantri: The Great Fall. • Revisit Shikari Shambu’s very first adventure as he is tasked with tracking a ferocious tiger. • A thief disguised as Santa Claus. Suppandi eager to help him. What follows? Suppandi: Spreading Christmas Cheer. Hohoho! Also starring: Find out how an old lady outwits a thief in The Talking Lamp. Doob Doob learns to climb a tree but this helps no one, especially Chamataka in Kalia the Crow. A king decides to appoint a new tax collector in the most bizarre way—by making the applicants dance in The Selection Dance. Our very own Uncle Pai, the founder-editor of Tinkle, narrates a scary tale—Ghost!

What’s Special? • Ina Mina Mynah Mo’s father, Jagannath, tells him family how to be stress free. But he’s not seen the truckload of stress coming his way in Ina Mina Mynah Mo: Meditation is the Key. • An old woman asks her daughters-in-law to bring back rather strange gifts from the city, which puts them in a tight spot in the folktale A Tale of Two Gifts. • Kentaro is gifted a magic slipper that gives its wearer gold coins. When his greedy uncle hears about it, he wants it all for himself. What happens next? Find out in The Magic Slipper. • Tara tries to imitate a stylish new girl in her class, but things go horribly wrong in Just Like You!

What’s Special? • Rhea is never on time, which annoys her best friend Natasha, especially on a very important day in Best Friends. • An astrologer predicts bad luck for both Hooja and Tantri, much to Tantri’s horror in Tantri, the Saviour. • Meet Billy, a vampire with defective fangs. But on getting them fixed, he gets into big, bad trouble in Dental Diaries. • The birds of the world fly to Mount Qaf in search of their king, the magnificent Simorgh in The Conference of the Birds. Also starring: Suppandi can’t get over the loss of someone dear in A Moment of Silence. An old man finds a way to trick two rogues who are planning to rob him in The Gold Ring. Follow The Adventures of Sher-Dil, a brave prince who meets fantastic creatures and obstacles on his travels. A young man accepts two impossible challenges—carrying a hill and drinking all the river water—much to everyone’s amazement in Two Tricks.

What’s Special? • The Defective Detectives tail a police officer who they think is a crook by night. Find out if their hunch is right in Defective Detectives: All That Glitters. • Chamataka tries to lure Kalia away so Doob Doob can get up to mischief. Check out Kalia the Crow. • A village chief and his wife try desperately to get rid of a glutton who has gatecrashed their house for dinner in The Chief and the Glutton. • Shambu’s new bike is in danger when an elephant goes on a rampage in the town in Shikari Shambu: Biker Boy. • Aisha bumps into Gaur, whose hand waves are as lethal as slaps! But is that enough to take down a big, bad bully? Find out in SuperWeirdos: Thwacks! Also starring: What happens to Road Rules when Suppandi turns autorickshaw driver? When there is a pot of treacle involved, we discover Why Cats and Rats are Enemies. A poor man can’t help but invite guests over for meals, while his wife struggles. So she cooks up a fantastic tale to scare away the guests in The Generous Host. Can you have a Bad Hair Day at the barber’s? Read on.