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Just So Stories

Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories

Paper book: €16.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1902
Monolingual
22 October 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

Ένα ελεφαντάκι που θέλει να τα μάθει όλα. Παλιά, οι ελέφαντες δεν είχαν προβοσκίδα, μόνο μια μικρή μύτη. Ένα νεαρό ελεφαντάκι κάνει συνεχώς ερωτήσεις. Μια μέρα θέλει να μάθει τι τρώει ο κροκόδειλος, αλλά κανείς δεν του…

The world of the book

Στην αρχή του κόσμου. Αυτές οι ιστορίες διαδραματίζονται πολύ παλιά, όταν τα ζώα δεν είχαν ακόμη τη σημερινή τους μορφή. Γυρίζουν όλη τη Γη: ένα ποτάμι της Αφρικής, οι έρημοι της Αυστραλίας, οι όχθες του Αμαζονίου, η…

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