Just So Stories (Selected)

Kipling, Rudyard

 
9781405687973: Just So Stories (Selected)

Synopsis

How did the leopard get his spots? How did the camel get his hump? How did an inquisitive little elephant change the lives of elephants everywhere? Kipling's imagined answers to such questions draw on the beast fables he heard as a child in India, as well as on folk traditions he later collected all over the world. Included in this selection are '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 Sing-Sing of Old Kangaroo' and 'The Elephant's Child'. Read by Johnny Morris

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Quatrième de couverture

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PHILIP PULLMAN

'They sing in my head even now... What a wonderful storyteller/poet he was' Michael Morpurgo, Guardian

Have you ever wondered how the leopard got his spots? Or how the camel got his hump? Rudyard Kipling's witty and beautifully written stories explain these secrets and many more and introduce such memorable characters as the Elephant's Child, the Cat that Walked by Himself and the Butterfly that Stamped.

'Quite irresistible' The Times

ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR

See also: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Présentation de l'éditeur

One of the world's greatest storytellers weaves together an unforgettable collection of animal tales, including how the camel got its hump, how the leopard got its spots, and how even a butterfly stamping his leg can change a man's life.
Initially written for his own "best beloved," Just So Stories was published in 1902. It has been a favorite for the past century and is certain to be cherished by generations to come.

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