Just so stories

by Rudyard Kipling

RVDYARD KIPLING

Pictures by
Joseph M. Gleeson
Doubleday Page & Company
1912

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Copyright, 1912, by Rudyard Kipling

"Just So Stories," have also been copyrighted separately as follows: How the Whale Got His Tiny Throat. Copyright, 1897, by the Century Company. How the Camel Got His Hump. Copyright, 1897, by the Century Company. How the Rhinoceros Got His Wrinkly Skin. Copyright, 1898, by the Century Company. The Elephant's Child. Copyright, 1900, by Rudyard Kipling; Copyright, 1900, by the Curtis Publishing Company. The Beginning of the Armadillos. Copyright, 1900, by Rudyard Kipling. The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo. Copyright, 1900 by Rudyard Kipling. How the Leopard Got His Spots, Copyright, 1901, by Rudyard Kipling. How the First Letter Was Written. Copyright, 1901, by Rudyard Kipling. The Cat That Walked by Himself, Copyright, 1902, by Rudyard Kipling.

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CONTENTS PAGE How the Whale Got His Throat [1] How the Camel Got His Hump [15] How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin [29] How the Leopard Got His Spots [43] The Elephant's Child [63] The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo [85] The Beginning of the Armadillos [101] How the First Letter was Written [123] How the Alphabet was Made [145] The Crab that Played with the Sea [171] The Cat that Walked by Himself [197] The Butterfly that Stamped [225]

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