Also download the Kindle cover thumbnail to see the cover in your Kindleâs library. We have reproduced these illustrations in the Standard Ebooks edition of the book.Ĭompatible epub â All devices and apps except Kindles and Kobos.Īzw3 â Kindle devices and apps. The stories had to be told in exactly the same words each nightââjust soââor his daughter would complain.Įarly editions of Just So Stories were illustrated in black and white by Kipling himself, which lends the collection a certain charm. The stories originated as bedtime tales Kipling invented for his daughter and told to her each night. For example, âThe Elephantâs Childâ tells how the elephant gained its long trunk because of a baby elephant having its nose pulled and stretched by a crocodile. The twelve tales included are all humorous âoriginâ stories purporting to tell how certain animals gained their distinctive features. Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1902, is now considered to be a classic of childrenâs literature. Will you support our efforts with a donation? We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Standard Ebooksģ4,302 words (2 hours 5 minutes) with a reading ease of 77.98 (fairly easy) Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |