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Just So Stories

Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories

Just So Stories

Rudyard Kipling

Children's Literature, Fiction, Short Stories

Step into a whimsical primeval world where Rudyard Kipling, with a twinkle in his eye, unravels the 'how' and 'why' behind the animal kingdom's most peculiar features. From the Elephant's Child, whose 'satiable curiosity' leads to a transformative encounter with a crocodile and a very long nose, to the lazy camel who earns his hump, these twelve 'Just So Stories' are ingenious, often hilarious, origin myths. Each tale, crafted with Kipling's signature rhythmic prose and playful invented words, offers a fantastical explanation for the spots, stripes, and habits we observe in creatures great and small.

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