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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

なんでも知りたがる小さなゾウ。むかし、ゾウには長い鼻がなく、小さな鼻があるだけでした。若いゾウは、いつも質問ばかりしています。ある日、ワニが何を食べるのか知りたくなりますが、だれも答えてくれません。そこでひとりで、アフリカの大きなリンポポ川へ向かいます。水辺で、ワニが言います。

The world of the book

世界のはじまりに。これは大昔の話で、動物たちがまだ今の姿ではなかったころのことです。物語は地球をめぐります。アフリカの川、オーストラリアの砂漠、アマゾンの岸辺、最初の人間のほら穴。語り手は、聞いている子どもに話しかけます。同じ文を歌のようにくり返し、おかしな言葉も作ります。初版の絵はすべて作者自身が描きました。

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