Rudyard Kipling

Description wolf howlKipling wrote some of the best animal stories for children, including his Jungle Books and Just So stories. His language is rich, inventive, and sonorous.
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The Jungle Book, Tiger Tiger, Part 3The final part of the Story Tiger, Tiger - in which Mowgli leaves the village. Does he fit in anywhere?https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-tiger-tiger-part-3/
The Jungle Book, Tiger Tiger, Part 2Mowgli has returned to the village. Buldeo, the village hunter, hopes to kill Shere Khan the lame tiger and claim a big reward. Mowgli has other ideas. https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-tiger-tiger-part-2/
The Jungle Book, Tiger Tiger, Part 1We continue the Jungle book. In this chapter, Mowgli returns to the human village. There's a lot of talk about the jungle which he knows is not true. He also picks up a rumour that his old foe, Shere Khan the tiger is still aiming to hunt him down. https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-tiger-tiger-part-1/
The Jungle Book – Part 8 An almighty fight, in which Karr the python, Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the panther attack the monkeys to rescue Mowgli. Will they succeed?https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-8/
The Jungle Book – Part 7Rann the Kite brings a message from Mowgli that he has been kidnapped. Baloo, Bagheera, and Kaa the Python rush to the rescue. https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-7/
The Jungle Book – Part 6Mowgli has been captured by the Bandar-log and is being tossed through the tree-tops. A kite and a python come to the aid of Baloo and Bagheera.https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-6/
The Jungle Book – Part 5Baloo the bear is teaching Mowgli the law of the Jungle. He learns how to be safe among the various creatures - but there is one band of animals that are notorious outlaws - and Mowgli should stay clear of them. https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-5/
The Jungle Book – Part 4Shere Khan, the Tiger has come to the meeting of the wolf pack. He wants to depose the leader of the pack, Akela, and kill the man-cub Mowgli. But Mowgli, who has fetched a pot of the red flower from the human village, has other ideas. https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-4/
The Jungle Book – Part 3Akela the leader of the wolves has been a protector of Mowgli, but he is growing old. Mowgli may have to fend for himself against Shere Khan the tiger. https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-3/
The Jungle Book – Part 2Father wolf presents Mowgli to the wolf pack asking them to accept him. But Shere Khan the tiger demands that they must hand the man-cub over to him. Who will speak up for Mowgli?https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-2/
The Jungle Book – Part 1A family of wolves adopts a human baby boy - but Shere Khan the lame tiger wants the man-child for himself.https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-1/
The Crab that Played with the SeaA Just So story by Rudyard Kipling explains how the sea got its tide. https://www.storynory.com/the-crab-that-played-with-the-sea/
How the Leopard Got His SpotsA just so story by Rudyard Kipling, read by Natasha, tells how the Leopard got his spots https://www.storynory.com/how-the-leopard-got-his-spots/
How the Rhinoceros Got His SkinA Just So Story by Kipling. Why is the Rhinoceros so wrinkly and so grumpy? https://www.storynory.com/how-the-rhinoceros-got-his-skin/
How the Camel got his HumpKipling's Tale from when the world was very new tells how the Camel turned his "humph" into a "hump".https://www.storynory.com/how-the-camel-got-his-hump/
The White Seal Part TwoThe second and final part of Kipling's story from the Jungle Book. The White Seal has gone in search of the Sea Cow who can tell him of a land never visited by humans.https://www.storynory.com/the-white-seal-part-two/
The White Seal Part OneA white seal his horrified to learn that seals are hunted and killed by humans for their skins. He is determined to find a place where seals can live without fear of being hunted. https://www.storynory.com/the-white-seal-part-one/
The Cat that Walked by HimselfKipling's Just So story, set when people still lived in caves: a clever woman makes a bargain with a clever cat - who will win out? Why cats are so independent and drink bowls of milk, while other animals earn their place by the fire. https://www.storynory.com/the-cat-that-walked-by-himself/
How The Whale Got His ThroatRudyard Kipling's Just So Story explains why whales can only eat the very smallest of things.https://www.storynory.com/how-the-whale-got-his-throat/
Rikki-tikki-tavi Part TwoThe 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.https://www.storynory.com/rikki-tikki-tavi-part-two/
Rikki-tikki-tavi Part OneThis 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.https://www.storynory.com/rikki-tikki-tavi-part-one/
The Elephant’s ChildThe 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. https://www.storynory.com/the-elephants-child/