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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

什么都想知道的小象。从前,大象没有长鼻子,只有一个小小的鼻子。一头小象总是不停地提问。有一天,它想知道鳄鱼吃什么,可是没有人回答它。于是它独自出发,来到非洲的大林波波河边。鳄鱼在水边对它说。

The world of the book

世界的最初。这些故事发生在很久很久以前,那时动物还没有今天的模样。故事走遍世界:非洲的河流、澳大利亚的沙漠、亚马孙河畔、最初人类的洞穴。讲故事的人对着听故事的孩子说话。他像唱歌一样重复同样的句子,还编出有趣的词。初版里的插图全是作者自己画的。

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