Just So StoriesKipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, How the Armadillo Happened, and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter--and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere. |
Contents
How the Whale Got His Throat PAGE | 7 |
How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin | 31 |
The Elephants Child | 61 |
The SingSong of Old Man Kangaroo | 81 |
How the First Letter was Written | 111 |
How the Alphabet was Made | 131 |
The Crab that Played with the Sea | 155 |
The Cat that Walked by Himself | 177 |
The Butterfly that Stamped | 199 |
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