RVDYARD KIPLING

Pictures by Joseph M. Gleeson Doubleday Page & Company 1912

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.

CONTENTS PAGE How the Whale Got His Throat1 How the Camel Got His Hump15 How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin29 How the Leopard Got His Spots43 The Elephant's Child63 The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo 85 The Beginning of the Armadillos101 How the First Letter was Written123 How the Alphabet was Made145 The Crab that Played with the Sea171 The Cat that Walked by Himself197 The Butterfly that Stamped225