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You may also be interested in our Kobo FAQ.Īdvanced epub â An advanced format that uses the latest technology not yet fully supported by most ereaders. Also download the Kindle cover thumbnail to see the cover in your Kindleâs library. We have reproduced these illustrations in the Standard Ebooks edition of the book.Ĭompatible epub â All devices and apps except Kindles and Kobos.Īzw3 â Kindle devices and apps. The stories had to be told in exactly the same words each nightââjust soââor his daughter would complain.Įarly editions of Just So Stories were illustrated in black and white by Kipling himself, which lends the collection a certain charm. The stories originated as bedtime tales Kipling invented for his daughter and told to her each night. For example, âThe Elephantâs Childâ tells how the elephant gained its long trunk because of a baby elephant having its nose pulled and stretched by a crocodile. The twelve tales included are all humorous âoriginâ stories purporting to tell how certain animals gained their distinctive features.

Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1902, is now considered to be a classic of childrenâs literature. Will you support our efforts with a donation? We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Standard Ebooksģ4,302 words (2 hours 5 minutes) with a reading ease of 77.98 (fairly easy) And the cat who walked by himself explains the independence of cats, which contrasts with the servility of other domesticated animals.Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. The rhinoceros gets his loose skin and bad temper from the itching brought about by having cake crumbs under his hide. The elephant’s trunk is the result of a tussle with a hungry crocodile, and the kangaroo’s shape and ability to jump came about when he was chased by a dingo for an entire day. So Kipling’s armadillo arises from the magical fusion of a hedgehog and a tortoise who practice swimming and curling up, respectively, until their shapes modify. Kipling himself was born and spent his very early life in India, and some of the inspiration for these stories comes from traditional tales he heard from his ayah and the family’s other servants. They follow the traditional genre of stories that explain how unusual natural phenomenon came about, often using fantastic and highly magical explanations. Kipling’s Just So Stories are among the most enduring classic children’s tales.

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