Seeing Without Seeing

A new boy joins Onshangla’s school

A new boy joins Onshangla’s school. He sits in her class, wears black glasses, and cannot see. The teacher helps him sit at the front desk.

Ava ties a scarf over Onshangla’s

Ava ties a scarf over Onshangla’s eyes and gives her different things to पहचान? no

Onshangla uses touch to feel

Onshangla uses touch to feel the rose and the glass, smell to पहचान? no

Ava says that children should be

Ava says that children should be friends with the new boy and understand his difficulties.

Onshangla calls her mother Ava

Onshangla calls her mother Ava, which is the word for mother in her own language.