1. Count Your Chickens

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. 1 January 1991

Meena wishes to go to school, but her parents see no purpose to this because she is a girl. To overcome this problem, Meena enlists the help of her parrot, Mithu, who memorizes the school lesson and relays it to her after class. As a result, Meena learns how to count in twos. She counts her family's chickens and realizes that one is missing. It turns out that a thief has stolen the chicken. The villagers chase the thief and recover the chicken. As a result of this incident, Meena's parents realize the value of education and allow her to attend school along with her brother, Raju.[8]

2. Dividing the Mango

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. 8 January 1991

Meena's mother feeds her younger brother, Raju, a bigger portion than Meena because he is a boy. Meena believes this is unfair so she and Raju switch places for a day to see what it is like. Raju has to do all of Meena's household chores such as feeding the chickens, sweeping the floors and drawing water. Meena has to do Raju's chores; however, there is less work to do and Meena spends a lot of the day playing. Raju comes home at the end of the day and tells his parents how difficult it was to do all of Meena's chores. The episode ends with Raju and Meena receiving the same meal portions.

3. Will Meena Leave School?

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. 12 January 1991

Meena's father is worried because the family has run out of money. Meena and her father have to go to the shopkeeper to get a loan of rice. The shopkeeper tries to cheat them by increasing the amount of the debt, but Meena stops him due to her ability to read. Meanwhile, the mother is looking for ways to earn money. The school teacher visits their home and tells the mother that she can work from home. The family buys a cow, as well as a bike so the father can sell the milk in the village. The shopkeeper tells them that if the family cannot repay the debt, then he will take the cow, the calf and Mithu. Meena's father gets a fever so he is unable to sell the milk in the village. Meena and Raju go instead, but their bike crashes, which delays their ability to repay the debt to the shopkeeper. Mithu carries the money back home instead so that the debt is repaid in time.

4. Who Is Afraid of the Bully!

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. 22 January 1991

Meena and her friends teach Dipu who insults girls a lesson.

5. Saving a Life

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. 22 January 1991

Meena saves her sister Rani's life when she has diarrhea by giving saline.

6. Meena's Three Wishes

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. 26 January 1991

Meena have a dream and she makes it come true.

10. I Love School

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. 9 February 1991

A good teacher makes all the difference. Along with practical learning methods. In this episode, Meena focuses on the need for a friendly classroom environment to ensure proper learning.

19. 19. We'll protect ourselves

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. 12 March 1991

Meena focuses on what to do in the event of a flood—illustrating the importance of maintaining unity and helping each other during times of flood.