All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth–so! Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way.Ībout the Author: Joseph Rudyard Kipling was Born on Decemin India, He was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Just-so-story definition: (anthropology, social sciences, literature) A story that cannot be proven or disproven, used as an explanation of a current state of affairs. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1928. Kipling says the camel got his hump as a punishment for refusing to work, the leopard’s spots were painted on him by an Ethiopian, and the kangaroo got its powerful hind legs after being chased all day by a dingo. He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. The term just-so story was popularized by Rudyard Kipling’s 1902 book by that title which contained fictional stories for children. Just So Stories is a collection of classic “animal origin” children’s stories of fables, including How the Leopard Got His Spots, How the Camel Got His Hump, and many more.Įxcerpt: In the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes.
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