Just So Stories (version 3)
Rudyard Kipling
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Length 3 h 14 min
Chapters 12
First published 1902
These whimsical short stories offer fanciful answers to a dozen of childhood's favorite "why" and "how" questions. With their generous sprinkling of nonsense words as well as a delightfully rhythmic storytelling feel, they seem to have been written to be read aloud. (summary by rachelellen)
Chapters
1
01 - How the Whale got his Throat Read by rachelellen
6:53
2
02 - How the Camel got his Hump Read by rachelellen
6:49
3
03 - How the Rhinoceros got its Skin Read by rachelellen
5:53
4
04 - How the Leopard got his Spots Read by rachelellen
13:15
5
05 - The Elephant's Child Read by rachelellen
16:33
6
06 - The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo Read by rachelellen
8:18
7
07 - The Beginning of the Armadillos Read by rachelellen
16:49
8
08 - How the First Letter was Written Read by rachelellen
18:42
9
09 - How the Alphabet was Made Read by Philippa
28:28
10
10 - The Crab that Played with the Sea Read by Graham Redman
26:55
11
11 - The Cat that Walked by Himself Read by Annise
24:26
12
12 - The Butterfly that Stamped Read by Stephanie Land
21:18
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