Just So Stories Author:Rudyard Kipling These stories are unique examples of playful whimsicality. — How the Whale Got His Tiny Throat; How the Camel Got His Hump; How the Rhinocerus Got His Skin; How the Leopard Got His Spots; The Elephant's Child; The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo; The Beginning of the Armadillos; How the First Letter Was Written; How the Alphabet Was Made; The Crab ... more »That Played With the Sea; The Cat That Walked by Himsel; The Butterfly That Stamped;« less