Just So Stories

Drawn from the enchanting tales told to Kipling as a child in India, Just So Stories reveals the magic of the dawn of the world, when animals could talk and think like people. Cats and dogs, kangaroos and tortoises, hedgehogs and jaguars, whales and leopards, and many others are brought to life in an exotic Eastern landscape of "high and far times ago". Children will discover how the leopard got his spots, the elephant his trunk, and the camel his hump through clever tales that subtly hint at the pitfalls of arrogance and the importance of creativity.

Kipling composed these 12 stories and 12 poems to be read aloud, and their whimsical imagery and rhythmic language are sure to delight both children and adults for another hundred years.

1. "How the Whale Got His Throat"
2. "How the Camel Got His Hump"
3. "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin"
4. "How the Leopard Got His Spots"
5. "The Elephant's Child"
6. "The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo"
7. "The Beginning of the Armadillos"
8. "How the First Letter Was Written"
9. "How the Alphabet Was Made"
10. "The Crab That Played with the Sea"
11. "The Cat That Walked by Himself"
12. "The Butterfly That Stamped"

Public Domain (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Fun stories

It was just a great book with funny stories that I really enjoyed listening to.

Good Children’s Stories

These would be good stories to play for children at bedtime. Quite a bit repetitive, but again, good for children. The only problems I have are towards the end of the book. Some stories at the end make religious and chauvinistic references. They are subtle, but present. Good narration throughout.

Beautifully rendered

We love this version of these timeless and wonderful stories. Oh Best Beloved, we delight in these tales to the tips of our toes.

Chapter 11

I liked chapter eleven because it had lots of animals in it. It was very interesting and I am only writing this because this thing has a fifteen word minimum.

Navigation

Great book.

it would be better if there was an easier method to change chapters.