Just So Stories
Just So Stories for Little Children

Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of short stories for children, offers fantastic explanations for the origins of certain animals' characteristics, why tides ebb and flow and even how the alphabet was invented. Following the conventions of traditional folklore and legends, Just So Stories have deliberately fanciful narratives with intent of teaching a moral lesson, but providing enough entertainment to make the lesson palatable. Included are:1. How the Whale Got his Throat2. How the Camel Got its Hump3. How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin4. How the Leopard Got its Spots5. The Elephant’s Child6. The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo7. The Beginning of the Armadillos8. How the First Letter was Written9. How the Alphabet was Made10. The Crab that Played with the Sea11. The Cat that Walked by Himself12. The Butterfly that Stamped