Just So Stories

About The Book The fables in Just So Stories were first narrated by Kipling to an audience of his own children. In theme and subject matter, they range from animals and insects to the origins of the alphabet. "How the Leopard got his Spots," "How the Rhinoceros got his Skin" and "How the Camel got his Hump" are some of the most famous tales of this collection, which has endeared itself to generations of young readers. About The Author Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a poet, short-story writer, journalist and one of the best chroniclers of the British colonial experience in India. Besides Just So Stories, some of his other best known books for children include The Jungle Book and Kim. CONTENTS 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 Butterfly that Stamped