Wrestler and the Golden Mud of Kolhapur

The story

Wrestler wrestles everything, from pillows to hedges, and he has never lost a match. He is sure all his strength comes from the homemade cardboard and tinfoil WORLD CHAMP belt he wears every single day.

One night his belt glows gold and drops him face first into a buttery mud pit at a wrestling school in Kolhapur, India. A giant squirrel named Cherry looks on as Veer, the best young wrestler there, challenges him.

The real place: Kolhapur, India

Three things to tell your kid after the story.

1. 1Kolhapur is famous for kushti, a traditional kind of Indian wrestling done in soft mud pits.
2. 2The wrestling mud is mixed with things like turmeric, ghee and buttermilk to keep it soft and smooth.
3. 3Kolhapur is also known for Kolhapuri chappals, handmade leather sandals that people have worn for hundreds of years.

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