They relate how a particular creature is altered from an original form into its present appearance either by a magical spirit or a human being. All the fables in the Just So Stories follow a similar theme. The Just So Stories were tales that Kipling would tell his own daughter who tragically died in infancy of pneumonia.Īn early forerunner of these stories can be found in The Second Jungle Book in the chapter, “How Fear Came” where the story of how the tiger got its stripes is narrated to Mowgli. These stories are typical examples of the “origin” story, where children are provided with imaginative rather than practical explanations for the “why” “what” “how” “where” “who” “when” questions of childhood. The thirteen stories collected in this book are meant for very young children, but they engage older kids and adults too with their charming conversational style and simple plot lines. Written originally for his own children, Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories have continued to delight generations of youngsters since they were first published in 1902.
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