Rudyard Kipling

Kipling wrote some of the best animal stories for children. Riki-tiki-tavi from the Jungle book is an exciting and moving tale of British India. The Just So Story of the Elephant’s trunk is set in Africa and rejoices in wonderful sounding language.

How The Whale Got His Throat

How The Whale Got His Throat

Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Story explains why whales can only eat the very smallest of things.

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Rikki-tikki-tavi Part Two

Rikki-tikki-tavi Part Two

The plucky Indian Mongoose defends an English family from the evil cobras, Nag and Nagaina. The climax on the veranda where Nagaina confronts the family at breakfast is one of the most thrilling in children’s literature.

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Rikki-tikki-tavi Part One

Rikki-tikki-tavi Part One

This fabulous story from the Jungle Book is about a mongoose who is adopted by an English family in India. He resolutely defends the boy Teddy from the deadly cobra, Nag, and his wicked wife Nagaina.

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The Elephant’s Child

The Elephant’s Child

The Elephant’s Child from the Just So Stories of Rudyard Kipling tells the story of how the elephant got its trunk. Set on he banks of the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River in Africa.

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