Just so stories, rudyard kipling, audiobook rudyard kipling s just so stories how the whale got its throat the whale eats so much it gets its big throat because. The author died in 1936, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the term is the authors life plus 80 years or less. In the high and faroff times the elephant, o best beloved, had no trunk. The tale of how the elephant got its trunk is one of the most beloved of the just so stories rudyard kipling wrote for children. But there was one elephanta new elephantan elephants childwho was full. The elephants child just so stories rudyard kipling. The elephants child just so stories rudyard kipling lit2go etc.
Geoffrey patterson began his career in interior design and worked as a set designer with the bbc for years. Buy our fully illustrated just so story books on amazon. Jungle book 2nd jungle book just so stories puck of pooks hill stalky and co. The just so stories for little children, first published in 1902, were written by british author rudyard kipling. When he finally meets the crocodile, he nearly becomes dinner. The still illustrations, executed in deep, heavy colors, follow the story very loosely. Rudyard kipling 18651936 was a nobel prizewinning english writer who today is best known for his wonderful childrens stories, which have become enduring classics of childrens literature. Just so stories, by rudyard kipling project gutenberg. The elephants child from the just so stories hardcover october 12, 1986 by rudyard kipling author. Just so stories wikisource, the free online library. Kipling began working on the book by telling the first three chapters as bedtime stories to his daughter josephine. The project gutenberg ebook of just so stories, by rudyard kipling. Set on he banks of the great greygreen, greasy limpopo river in africa.
When he wanted grass he plucked grass up from the ground, instead of going on his knees as he used to do. Kipling s novel, the second jungle book, published in 1895, contains a story which was probably a forerunner to the justso stories. Rudyard kiplings just so stories how the leopard got. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. And best of all by far the best i would squirm with delight at the wicked escapades of the elephant s. Inspired by the bedtime stories rudyard kipling told his own daughter, josephine, the charming tales in just so stories, including how the leopard got his spots and how the camel got his hump, attempt to answer the many questions children have about animals. The original editions of just so stories were illustrated with woodcuts by kipling himself. Instead he had a blackish, bulgy nose, as big as a boot, that he could wriggle about from side to side. I read it to my son when he was young and the words were so sweet and contained. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 210 pages and is available in hardcover format. Rudyard kipling 18651936 was one of the most popular writers in the united kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is possible this gave the author the idea for a rudyard kiplings just so stories, originally published in 1902, are perennial favourites, and can be read by adults and children alike. The pages alternate between color illustrations and black and white ones, but all of them are fantastic, and really enhance kiplings story. There are highlights galore in the story including the bicolored python rock snake and his peculiar manner of speaking, and i love the description of the procession of the equinoxes.
Right i absolutely adore rudyard kipling, and the elephants child is one of my all time favorite childrens books. 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 singsong 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. I am the cat who walks by himself and all places are alike to me. In the words of the man who wrote the jungle book, rudyard kipling, this is his story of how the elephant got his trunk with slight modifications. Just so stories by rudyard kipling, with wonderful illustrations by joseph m. A relentlessly inventive collection of myths that betray a deep love and respect for the natural world, the penguin classics edition of rudyard kipling s just so stories is edited with an introduction by judith plotz and a general preface by series editor jan montefiore. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Just so stories, collection of childrens animal fables linked by poems by rudyard kipling, published in 1902. The insatiably curious elephant s child peppers every animal he meets with questions about the mysterious crocodile who lives on the banks of the lompopo river. So the elephant s child went home across africa frisking and whisking his trunk. Series for world tv 1980s animated and directed by sheila graber on her own,in one year. Most of the stories include talking animals, some of whom have a. The original editions of the stories were illustrated by kipling himself. How the elephant got its trunk, is because the croc clasped its jaws around the elephant childs trunk and pulled at it.
The project gutenberg ebook of just so stories, by rudyard. Just so stories version 2 by rudyard kipling read by. The elephants child storynory free audio stories for kids. Nobel laureate rudyard kipling 18651936 is best remembered for childrens tales such as the jungle book as well as his poetry and stories about british soldiers in india, which include gunga din and the man who would be king. The illustrations done by lorinda bryan cauley in this edition of rudyard kiplings the elephants child are just beautiful.
The elephants child rudyard kiplings just so stories. The elephant s child rudyard kipling snippet view 1989. The elephant s child and other just so stories dover childrens thrift classics rudyard kipling. In these bewitching stories we learn how the camel got his hump, how the. His short stories, although their understanding of the indian is often moving, became minor hymns to the glory of queen victorias empire and the civil servants and soldiers who. End of the project gutenberg ebook of just so stories, by rudyard kipling. Rudyard kipling s just so stories how the leopard got his spots. Read just so stories by rudyard kipling, read free on. The elephants child rudyard kipling, geoffrey patterson isbn. The main characters of this classics, fiction story are stute fish, mariner. Rudyard kipling books list of books by author rudyard. The norton anthology of childrens literature by jack zipes.
The beginning of the armadillos tortoise and painted jaguar come across a new kind of creature in the woods and try to decide what it is with the help of mother jaguar. Just so stories kipling, rudyard, kipling, rudyard, clapham, marcus on. Considered a classic of childrens literature, the book. The elephants child short stories and classic literature. Just so stories was the first book that michael morpurgo loved as a.
But uglier yet is the hump we get from having too little to do. As a writer for children himself, he marvels at the inventiveness and ingenuity of the stories. The elephant s child from the just so stories of rudyard kipling tells the story of how the elephant got its trunk. 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 singsong of old man kangaroo the beginning of the. The first edition of the novel was published in 1902, and was written by rudyard kipling. The blackandwhite drawing above is one of kipling s illustrations for the elephant s child. The project gutenberg ebook of just so stories, by rudyard kipling this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Kiplings anthropomorphic tales are wonderful to share with your favorite children.
Just so stories by rudyard kipling full audiobook greatest audio books the stories, first published in 1902, are pourquoi french for why or origin stories, fantastic accounts of how. They are a collection of fantastic stories, typically about how various animals came to be the way they are today. Each story is accompanied by a poem, in a somewhat ballad style. The elephant s child how the elephant got his trunk the singsong of old man kangaroo the beginning. Considered a classic of childrens literature, the book is among kiplings best known works. Just so stories for little children is a 1902 collection of origin stories by the british author rudyard kipling. A favorite from rudyard kiplings just so stories 1902. Illustrated etext of just so stories, by rudyard kiping. Legend has it that the elephant never used to have a trunk. I would be as quiet as i could i was a wriggly child, while he brought out a book that had been his favourite as a boy.
Rudyard kiplings just so stories the elephants child youtube. His bestknown childrens books are just so stories 1902, the jungle books 189495, and kim 1901. Among kipling s bestknown works are the jungle book, just so stories, and the poems mandalay and gunga din. Kipling was the first englishlanguage writer to receive the nobel prize for literature 1907. In 1907, at the age of 42, he was awarded the nobel prize in literature. Just so stories was the first book that michael morpurgo loved as a child. Rudyard kipling was born in bombay now known as mumbai, india, but returned with his parents to england at the age of five. Rudyard kipling s just so stories the elephant s child how the elephant got its trunk, is because the croc clasped its jaws around the elephant child s trunk and pulled at it.
Kipling was enormously popular at the turn of the 20th century but his reputation declined with the change in attitude toward. The elephants child illustrated by rudyard kipling. Just so stories by rudyard kipling classic stories to. One of kipling s best beloved from his just so stories various editions, which explains how the elephant got his trunk, with somewhat enigmatic acrylic illustrations. They give fantastical explanations for various phenomena. The camels hump is an ugly lump which well you may see at the zoo. How the rhinoceros got his skin how the leopard got his spots the elephant s child the singsong of old man kangaroo the. But there was one elephanta new elephantan elephants childwho was. In the words of the man who wrote the jungle book, rudyard kipling, this is his story of how the elephant got his trunk with slight modifications for an easier read. The pictures are great but without all the wonderful words, the story is just another kids story. Most of the stories include farfetched descriptions of how certain animals developed their peculiar physical characteristics, as in how the leopard got his spots. My copy of just so stories, in its brickred cover with the elephants child.
The elephants child rudyard kiplings just so stories paperback august 7, 2008 by rudyard kipling author. The prince and the pauper just so stories by companion library. The cure for this ill is not to sit still, or frowst with a book by the fire. The singsong of old man kangaroo kipling, rudyard, just so stories peter bedrick books. Here are the delightful stories which kipling first told to his own children before setting them.
Buy a cheap copy of just so stories for little children book by rudyard kipling. Read the elephant s child of just so stories by rudyard kipling free of charge on readcentral. Just so stories by rudyard kipling contains twelve different stories, each with its own unique and intriguing characters. See all books authored by rudyard kipling, including just so stories for little children, and the jungle book, and more on. The elephants child from the just so stories rudyard kipling, tim raglin on. These are great stories for young readers to attempt on their own, or for parents, teachers, and librarians to read aloud to young children. The elephants child just so stories rudyard kipling, book, etext. Just so stories are considered some of kipling s best works. Free download or read online just so stories pdf epub book. His fiction works include the jungle book a classic of childrens literature and the rousing adventure novel kim, as well as books of poems, short stories, and essays. Just so stories for little children book by rudyard kipling. When he wanted fruit to eat he pulled fruit down from a tree, instead of waiting for it to fall as he used to do. The stories, first published in 1902, are fantastic accounts of how various natural phenomena came about.
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