The elephants child just so stories rudyard kipling lit2go etc. Rudyard kiplings story of how the elephant got its trunk has always delighted children with its playful use of language and sense of high adventure. Rudyard kiplings just so stories the elephants child youtube. The project gutenberg ebook of just so stories, by rudyard. This is one of the very best of kipling s wonderful just so stories. They taught me all i knew their names are what and where and when and how and why and who. Aug 12, 2017 how the elephant got its trunk, is because the croc clasped it s jaws around the elephant child s trunk and pulled at it. Just so stories was the first book that michael morpurgo loved as a.
He asked questions about everything that he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelt, or touched. This playful tale is one of the best known of rudyard kipling s just so stories. As an example, in the reading of the elephant s child, kipling, when referring to the limpopo river, repeats the phrase great grey green greasy limpopo river, all set about with fever trees. The just so stories are one of the enduring classics of childrens literature, not only for their wit, enchantment and language but also for kipling s. Just so stories wikisource, the free online library. Just so stories the elephants child by rudyard kipling. And, just so stories are best read slowly, with rhythm.
This is a great reading of kipling s the elephant s child from the just so stories. Rudyard kipling, tim raglin, jack nicholson, bobby mcferrin. The insatiably curious elephants child peppers every animal he meets with questions about the mysterious crocodile who lives on the banks of the lompopo river. Children all around the world are fascinated by the animal kingdom, and thats what makes the just so stories a perennial classic elephants, kangaroos, cats, leopards, and more. Buy the elephant s child by rudyard kipling online at alibris.
The insatiably curious elephant s child peppers every animal he meets with questions about the mysterious crocodile who lives on the banks of the lompopo river. Just so stories book by rudyard kipling, paul bransom, j. Rudyard kipling 18651936 was a nobel prizewinning english writer who today is best known for his wonderful children s stories, which have become enduring classics of children s literature. A favorite from rudyard kipling s just so stories 1902. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. But there was one elephanta new elephantan elephants childwho was. Rudyard kipling 18651936 was one of the most popular writers in the united kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The cure for this ill is not to sit still, or frowst with a book by the fire. The beginning of the armadillos tortoise and painted jaguar come across a new kind of creature in the woods and try to decide what it is with the help of mother jaguar. Considered a classic of children s literature, the book is among kipling s best known works. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at.
The author died in 1936, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the term is the author s life plus 80 years or less. The elephants child illustrated by rudyard kipling. Jack nicholson is the perfect narrator, and does a fine job with different voices for the various characters, and the vocal music by bobby mcferrin goes well with the story. How the elephant got its trunk, is because the croc clasped its jaws around the elephant childs trunk and pulled at it. They give fantastical explanations for various phenomena. The story originally the elephant had a short nose the size of a boot, flexible but useless for grasping things. The elephants child sat there for three days waiting for his nose to shrink. The elephants child just so stories rudyard kipling. Kipling s works of fiction include the jungle book 1894, kim 1901, and many short stories, including the man who would be king 1888. Just so stories for little children is a 1902 collection of origin stories by the british author rudyard kipling. Just so stories 9780385073523 by kipling, rudyard and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The elephants child just so stories rudyard kipling, book, etext. His poems include mandalay 1890, gunga din 1890, the gods of the copybook headings 1919, the white mans burden 1899, and if 1910.
Kipling tells how an elephant childs curiosity led elephants to acquire long noses. In this illustrated version of one, a young elephant equipped with an abbreviated trunk as big as a boot is filled with curiosity, although his family and relations try to drive it. How the whale got his throat, how the camel got his hump, how the rhinoceros got his skin, how the leopard got his spots, the elephant s child, the singsong of old man kangaroo, the beginning of the armadillos, how the first letter was written, how the alphabet was made, the crab that played with the sea, the cat that walked by himself. This complete volume of rudyard kipling s masterpiece includes all 12 original stories. Buy the elephants child by rudyard kipling online at alibris. He was born in india, and spent the first six years of his life there, acquiring hindustani as a second language and living in a bungalow like that in the jungle book.
The elephant s child from the just so stories rudyard kipling, tim raglin on. The tale of how the elephant got its trunk is one of the most beloved of the just so stories rudyard kipling wrote for children. In this one, pride and arrogance prove to be the downfall of a lazy camel. His fiction works include the jungle book a classic of childrens literature and the rousing adventure novel kim, as well as books of poems, short stories, and essays. The elephants child poem short stories and classic. Just so stories childrens classics wordsworth children. Kipling s anthropomorphic tales are wonderful to share with your favorite children. The elephants child storynory audio stories for kids. Just so stories by rudyard kipling is in the top ten classics of children s literature.
The garden city publishing version offers both color and blackwhite material by feodor rojankovsky, which enhance the tale of the insatiably curious elephant. First published in 1902, this unique and hilarious tale tells the story of the satiable elephant s child who, because of his satiable curtiosity, asked too many questions which always brought him too many spankings. The elephants child from the just so stories of rudyard kipling tells the story of how the elephant got its trunk. Just so stories 9781851451050 by rudyard kipling and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The elephants child by rudyard kipling kids book club. Except that the muchspanked pachyderms satiable curtiosity has inexplicably been changed throughout to satiable curiosity, the text with its. Nov 01, 2018 painterly portraits of african wildlife add naturalistic notes to this ever popular just so story. It does for very little children much what the jungle books.
This is a version of one of the bestloved just so stories. The elephants child by rudyard kipling 1985, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The drawing of the elephants childs tug of war with the crocodile above was reproduced on the cover. Jul 29, 2015 just so stories this work is in the public domain in the united states because it was published before january 1, 1925. Rudyard kipling 18651936 was a nobel prizewinning english writer who today is best known for his wonderful childrens stories, which have become enduring classics of childrens literature. The story originally the elephant had a short nose the size of a. The elephants child, one of the book s most popular tales, combines elements of folklore and allegory. Set on he banks of the great greygreen, greasy limpopo river in africa. The elephants child an audio book i used to check out from the library and listen to when i was young, brings back childhood memories.
Geoffrey patterson began his career in interior design and worked as a set designer with the bbc for years. Jun 19, 2008 just so stories by rudyard kipling are a firm family favourite. Joseph rudyard kipling was a journalist, short story writer, poet, and novelist. In the high and faroff times the elephant, o best beloved, had no trunk. Aug 31, 2017 he wondered why the ostrichs tail feathers were just so, and the giraffe, why he had spotty skin. The drawing of the elephants childs tug of war with the crocodile above. Just so stories by rudyard kipling overdrive rakuten. When he finally meets the crocodile, he nearly becomes dinner. This is a great reading of kipling s the elephants child from the just so stories. Next he asked the hippopotamus why her eyes were red.
But it never grew any shorter, and, besides, it made him squint. I send them over land and sea, i send them east and west. Children all around the world are fascinated by the animal kingdom, and thats what makes the just so stories a perennial classic. The project gutenberg ebook of just so stories, by rudyard kipling this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Considered a classic of childrens literature, the book is among kiplings best. Scuse me, said the elephants child most politely, but my father has spanked me, my mother has spanked me, not to mention my tall aunt, the ostrich, and my tall uncle, the giraffe, who can kick ever so hard, as well as my broad aunt, the hippopotamus, and my hairy uncle, the baboon, and including the bicolouredpythonrocksnake.
Collected in just so stories 1902, illustrated by the author, and followed by the poem i keep six honest servingmen. The elephant s child from the just so stories of rudyard kipling tells the story of how the elephant got its trunk. The elephants childhow the elephant got his trunk how the elephants trunk became long. A wonderfully imagined tale exquisitely illustrated by jan mogensen, this book will delight children and their. Illustrated etext of just so stories, by rudyard kiping. At the end of the third day a fly came and stung him on. The project gutenberg ebook of just so stories, by rudyard kipling. First published in 1902, this unique and hilarious tale tells the story of the satiable elephants child who, because of his satiable curtiosity, asked too many questions which always brought him too many spankings. And so the elephants child continued to worry all the animals with countless questions. In this illustrated version of one, a young elephant equipped with an abbreviated trunk as big as a boot is filled with curiosity, although his family and relations try to drive it out of him through much spanking. Never has there been a more satisfying rendering of kiplings most beloved just so story, wh. As an example, in the reading of the elephants child, kipling, when referring to the limpopo river, repeats the phrase great grey green greasy limpopo river, all set about with fever trees.
Rudyard kiplings just so stories the elephants child. This is a beautifully illustrated child s version of one of the best just so stories by rudyard kipling. Just so stories by rudyard kipling, paperback barnes. Kipling tells how an elephant child s curiosity led elephants to acquire long noses. Later i would reread these stories along with the jungle book stories, which made kipling famous. For mowgli movie fans, the musthave companion to the jungle book. This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Kipling began working on the book by telling the first three chapters as bedtime stories to his daughter josephine. How the whale got his throat, how the camel got his hump, how the rhinoceros got his skin, how the leopard got his spots, the elephants child, the singsong of old man kangaroo, the beginning of the armadillos, how the first letter was written, how the alphabet was made, the crab that played with the sea, the cat that walked by himself. Very large squarish childrens book, glossy colorillustrated boards showing crocodile pulling on baby elephants trunk with large snake coiled around its legs, green background, colorillustration of snake and elephant at water on back, beautiful jungle foliage illustrated inside covers and adjacent end papers, blue felttip pen note on title page to child. Just so stories by rudyard kipling is in the top ten classics of childrens literature. Just so stories are considered some of kipling s best works.
Collected in just so stories 1902, illustrated by the author, and followed. This complete volume of rudyard kiplings masterpiece includes all 12 original stories. For more silly stories told in a humorous and grandiloquent way, try a children s treasury of spike milligan. At the end of the third day a fly came and stung him. Kipling was the first englishlanguage writer to receive the nobel prize for literature 1907 and was amongst the youngest to receive the award. The drawing of the elephants child s tug of war with the crocodile above was reproduced on the cover. The just so stories i was introduced to these stories at a age so early that i cannot remember when. The delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs everything from how the camel got in a humph and got his hump. Rudyard kipling 18651936 was named after the staffordshire reservoir near leek beside which his parents became engaged. But after they have worked for me, i give them all a rest. Very large squarish children s book, glossy colorillustrated boards showing crocodile pulling on baby elephant s trunk with large snake coiled around its legs, green background, colorillustration of snake and elephant at water on back, beautiful jungle foliage illustrated inside covers and adjacent end papers, blue felttip pen note on title page to child. For, o best beloved, you will see and understand that the crocodile had pulled it out into a really truly trunk same as all elephants have today.
Kipling s just so stories is the only recent original book for children whose standing in this connection appears to be fairly sure. The elephants child short stories and classic literature. Just kidding i was a bit disturbed by the message of this book but i like that the primetime kids will. The illustrations in this classic childrens book are worth their weight in gold, and the twelve stories are so charming they beg to be read aloud. Amongst kipling s bestknown works are the jungle book, just so stories, and the poems mandalay and gunga din. Buy our fully illustrated just so story books on amazon. The elephants child, one of the books most popular tales, combines elements of folklore and allegory. Feb 17, 2008 series for world tv 1980 s animated and directed by sheila graber on her own,in one year. The elephants child from the just so stories rudyard kipling, tim raglin on. Kipling s just so stories are literary classics characterized by a wonderful sense of humor and brilliant use of language. Enchanting and funny, these fantastical stories continue to delight each and every generation. Whales, camels, leopards and elephants, even a butterfly or two. Text is legible but may be soiled and have binding defects.
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