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Just So Stories

Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories

Paper book: €19.99

Digital: €7.99

Original publication
1902
Bilingual edition
October 22, 2026
Pages
241
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Children's Literature, Humor
Moods
Have a laugh, Be enchanted, Feel comforted
Translated from
English

Book summary

In this collection of twelve stories, Rudyard Kipling explains to a child he calls “Best Beloved” how the whale got his throat, the camel his hump, the leopard his spots and the elephant his trunk. We also learn how the first letter and the alphabet were invented.

Full of sound games, refrains and made-up words, these funny, mischievous tales are made to be read aloud, to children and grown-ups alike.

Short and rhythmic, these stories can be read one by one in the language you are learning.

The plot

A curious little elephant. Long ago, elephants had no trunk, only a small nose. A young elephant is always asking questions. One day he wants to know what the crocodile eats, but nobody will tell him. So he sets off…

The world of the book

At the dawn of the world. These stories happen long, long ago, when animals did not yet look as they do today. They travel all around the world: an African river, the deserts of Australia, the banks of the Amazon, the…

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