Just So Stories

by Rudyard Kipling

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illustration for The Butterfly that Stamped — The Butterfly that Stamped

illustration for The Cat that Walked by Himself — The Cat that Walked by Himself

illustration for The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo — The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo

illustration for How the Alphabet Was Made — How the Alphabet Was Made

illustration for How the First Letter Was Written — How the First Letter Was Written

illustration for The Crab that Played with the Sea — The Crab that Played with the Sea

illustration for The Elephant's Child — The Elephant's Child

illustration for The Beginning of the Armadillos — The Beginning of the Armadillos

illustration for How the Whale Got His Throat — How the Whale Got His Throat

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