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Just So Stories

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How the Whale got his Throat
7:53
How the Camel got his Hump
8:53
How the Rhinoceros got its Skin
7:13
How the Leopard got his Spots
16:35
The Elephant's Child
16:56
The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo
10:05
The Beginning of the Armadillo
19:31
How the First Letter was Written
24:10
How the Alphabet was Made
23:51
The Crab that Played with the Sea
26:04
The Cat that walked by Himself
27:45
The Butterfly that Stamped
24:23

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In these delightful 'origin' fables, Kipling playfully explains how the leopard got his spots, how the camel got his hump, how the elephant got his trunk, and how the alphabet was made, in rhythmic, read-aloud prose brimming with invented words and irresistible humor. Written for his own children, the Just So Stories are perfect for reading aloud, their rolling cadences and gentle jokes enchanting listeners young and old. Whimsical, warm, and wonderfully inventive, they belong to the treasury of great children's literature. Timeless and endlessly re-readable, Just So Stories is a joyful classic of make-believe from one of the language's great storytellers.

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Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author and Nobel laureate, celebrated for The Jungle Book and his tales and poems of British India. He was also an accomplished writer of ghost and horror stories.

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