Project Gutenberg 2010-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 813 Kipling, Rudyard 1865 1936 Kipling, R. (Rudyard) Kipling, Joseph Rudyard Gleeson, Joseph M. (Joseph Michael) 1861 1917 Gleeson, Joseph Michael Gleeson, J. M. (Joseph Michael) 12024463 Just so stories Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. 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. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of children's stories written in the late 19th century. The book is known for its imaginative tales that explain the origins of various animals and their unique traits, often incorporating whimsical language and playful storytelling. The characters include a variety of animals such as a whale, a camel, and an elephant, each featured in their own charming anecdotes that convey moral lessons or folkloric explanations. At the start of "Just So Stories," the reader is introduced to the entertaining tale of how the whale got his throat. The story features a hungry whale who, after consuming nearly all the fish in the sea, is intrigued by the idea of eating a human. The whale encounters a clever mariner who has been shipwrecked and ultimately swallows him, leading to a series of humorous events that result in the whale developing a throat grating that confines him to eating only small fish. This opening sets the tone for the rest of the collection, blending creativity, humor, and a sense of wonder that appeals to both children and adults alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32488/32488-h/images/cover.jpg en Short stories Children's stories, English Animals -- Fiction PR PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 276088 276196 2024-10-13T15:49:29.283362 2023-09-14T08:28:28.734092 text/html text/html 266871 2021-01-06T15:37:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7864367 2021-01-06T15:37:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 8167560 2024-10-13T15:50:38.735496 application/epub+zip 8087523 2024-10-13T15:49:54.526286 application/epub+zip 178826 2024-10-13T15:49:30.736315 application/epub+zip 59291257 2024-10-13T15:50:55.840478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59128351 2024-10-13T15:50:09.201650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213639 2022-09-15T04:54:41.700665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214109 213892 2024-10-13T15:49:27.537435 2023-09-14T08:28:27.350095 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 213977 2021-01-06T15:37:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 72961 2021-01-06T15:37:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 213969 2021-01-06T15:37:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72946 2021-01-06T15:37:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23469 2024-10-13T15:50:56.224412 application/rdf+xml 30124 2024-10-13T15:49:30.845360 image/jpeg 3315 2024-10-13T15:49:30.790334 image/jpeg 7980310 2024-10-13T15:49:30.080371 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia