# Kabir's Diwali Sweets Canonical: https://littlestorybook.ai/stories/en/kabirs-diwali-sweets PDF: https://littlestorybook.ai/api/public/stories/en/kabirs-diwali-sweets/download Language: en · Ages: 4-5 · Illustrated picture story, free Reviewed for child-safety · gentle by design. ## For parents A Diwali story for kids aged 4 to 5: Kabir carries sweets to every neighbor, gives his biggest laddoo to Farida Nani, and the plate comes back full. ## The story text Ma had cooked the sweet laddoo mixture that morning, and now it was cool enough to touch. Roll, roll, round! Kabir rolled one, two, three… nine golden laddoos. Then he rolled one more, the biggest of all. He set it on his own little blue plate. "This one's mine," he said. Ma set out three shiny plates. "At Diwali, we take sweets to our neighbors," she said. Kabir put three laddoos on each plate and tucked a marigold beside them. One plate for the twins next door. One for Mr. Iyer. One for Joseph Uncle. Three plates, all in a row. Down the corridor they went. Knock, knock! "Happy Diwali!" The twins jumped up and down. Knock, knock! Mr. Iyer laughed and gave Kabir a high five. Knock, knock! Joseph Uncle said, "Ah, laddoos! My favorite!" Every plate made a smile. Back home, Kabir picked up his little blue plate. Then he stopped. At the very end of the corridor was one more door, with no lights and no rangoli. "Ma, we didn't make a plate for Farida Nani!" Farida Nani lived all by herself. Ma looked at the empty tray. "Oh, we've used up all the laddoos," she said softly. "We'll make more tomorrow." Kabir looked at his big laddoo. He thought about tomorrow. Tomorrow felt very far away. So he carried his blue plate all the way down the corridor. Knock, knock. The door opened slowly. "Happy Diwali, Farida Nani! This is the biggest one." Farida Nani's eyes went shiny. "For me?" she said. "Such a big laddoo, from such a big heart." That evening, there was a knock at Kabir's door. It was Farida Nani, holding the little blue plate. It wasn't empty. It was piled high with her crumbly nankhatai biscuits. "In our building," she smiled, "a plate never goes back empty." Ma made room on the balcony, and the three of them sat together, watching the Diwali lights glow all across the street. ## Scenes ### 1. Roll, Roll, Round Ma had cooked the sweet laddoo mixture that morning, and now it was cool enough to touch. Roll, roll, round! Kabir rolled one, two, three… nine golden laddoos. Then he rolled one more, the biggest of all. He set it on his own little blue plate. "This one's mine," he said. Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_4b5afed8f8ac4757847de768ff53683f/scene-01.jpg (Ma had cooked the sweet laddoo mixture that morning, and now it was cool enough to touch. Roll, roll, round! Kabir rolled one, two, three… n) ### 2. A Plate for Every Door Ma set out three shiny plates. "At Diwali, we take sweets to our neighbors," she said. Kabir put three laddoos on each plate and tucked a marigold beside them. One plate for the twins next door. One for Mr. Iyer. One for Joseph Uncle. Three plates, all in a row. Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_4b5afed8f8ac4757847de768ff53683f/scene-02.jpg (Ma set out three shiny plates. "At Diwali, we take sweets to our neighbors," she said. Kabir put three laddoos on each plate and tucked a ma) ### 3. Knock, Knock, Happy Diwali! Down the corridor they went. Knock, knock! "Happy Diwali!" The twins jumped up and down. Knock, knock! Mr. Iyer laughed and gave Kabir a high five. Knock, knock! Joseph Uncle said, "Ah, laddoos! My favorite!" Every plate made a smile. Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_4b5afed8f8ac4757847de768ff53683f/scene-03.jpg (Down the corridor they went. Knock, knock! "Happy Diwali!" The twins jumped up and down. Knock, knock! Mr. Iyer laughed and gave Kabir a hig) ### 4. The Quiet Door Back home, Kabir picked up his little blue plate. Then he stopped. At the very end of the corridor was one more door, with no lights and no rangoli. "Ma, we didn't make a plate for Farida Nani!" Farida Nani lived all by herself. Ma looked at the empty tray. "Oh, we've used up all the laddoos," she said softly. "We'll make more tomorrow." Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_4b5afed8f8ac4757847de768ff53683f/scene-04.jpg (Back home, Kabir picked up his little blue plate. Then he stopped. At the very end of the corridor was one more door, with no lights and no) ### 5. The Biggest One Kabir looked at his big laddoo. He thought about tomorrow. Tomorrow felt very far away. So he carried his blue plate all the way down the corridor. Knock, knock. The door opened slowly. "Happy Diwali, Farida Nani! This is the biggest one." Farida Nani's eyes went shiny. "For me?" she said. "Such a big laddoo, from such a big heart." Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_4b5afed8f8ac4757847de768ff53683f/scene-05.jpg (Kabir looked at his big laddoo. He thought about tomorrow. Tomorrow felt very far away. So he carried his blue plate all the way down the co) ### 6. Never Back Empty That evening, there was a knock at Kabir's door. It was Farida Nani, holding the little blue plate. It wasn't empty. It was piled high with her crumbly nankhatai biscuits. "In our building," she smiled, "a plate never goes back empty." Ma made room on the balcony, and the three of them sat together, watching the Diwali lights glow all across the street. Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_4b5afed8f8ac4757847de768ff53683f/scene-06.jpg (That evening, there was a knock at Kabir's door. It was Farida Nani, holding the little blue plate. It wasn't empty. It was piled high with) ## Parent tip After the story, ask one simple question about how the friend felt. --- Read/play the illustrated version: https://littlestorybook.ai/stories/en/kabirs-diwali-sweets Little Storybook — free gentle picture stories & micro-lessons in your family's language.