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"Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of origin stories published in 1902. These playful tales explain how animals acquired their distinctive features—why the whale has a tiny throat, how the camel got his hump, and how the leopard got his spots. Beginning as bedtime stories told to Kipling's daughter, who demanded they be repeated exactly "just so," these imaginative fables blend whimsy with philosophy, illustrated by Kipling himself, creating an enduring classic of children's literature. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 |
|---|---|
| Title | Just so stories |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_So_Stories |
| Contents | How the whale got his throat -- How the camel got his hump -- How the rhinoceros got his skin -- How the leopard got his spots -- The elephant's child -- The sing-song of Old Man Kangaroo -- The beginning of the armadillos -- How the first letter was written -- How the alphabet was made -- The crab that played with the sea -- The cat that walked by himself -- The butterfly that stamped. |
| Credits | Produced by David Reed |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Animals -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2781 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2001 |
| Last Update | May 29, 2019 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 5029 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/2781