Kipling wrote some of the best animal stories for children, including his jungle books and just so stories. The elephants child, one of the books most popular. Most of the stories include farfetched descriptions of how certain animals developed their peculiar physical characteristics, as in how the leopard got his spots. This is a beautifully illustrated child s version of one of the best just so stories by rudyard kipling. Just so was originally produced by cameron mackintosh at the watermill theatre and in 1990, also by mackintosh, at the tricycle theatre in london. 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. Just so stories by rudyard kipling the elephants child. An insatiable elephants childs curiosity leads him to get a new nose from the crocodile, to the distaste of his entire family. Published in 1902, these stories tell how the camel got its hump, how the armadillo got its scales, how the elephant got its trunk, and more. Kipling s just so stories are tied with the jungle book as being his most famous work. Just so stories for little children is a 1902 collection of origin stories by the british author rudyard kipling. The elephants child by rudyard kipling 1985, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Illustrated etext of just so stories, by rudyard kiping. The drawing of the elephants childs tug of war with the crocodile.
Children will love the story of how the inquisitive elephant develops a trunk after an encounter with a crocodile. Just so stories was the first book that michael morpurgo loved as a child. Just so stories the elephant s child is a fantastic large format picture book, with stunning illustrations by laura watson to bring amazing events to life in kids imaginations. Just so stories the elephants child tv episode 1983. Just so is a musical by anthony drewe and george stiles written in 1984 based on the just so stories by rudyard kipling. But it never grew any shorter, and, besides, it made him squint. A favorite from rudyard kipling s just so stories 1902.
M y copy of just so stories, in its brickred cover with the elephants child straining away with all his might to escape the jaws of the crocodile on the. Just so stories for the past few weeks, my students have been exploring just so stories by rudyard kipling. Rudyard kiplings just so stories the elephants child. 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. Jack nicholson, bobby mcferrin the elephants child. Just so stories, collection of childrens animal fables linked by poems by rudyard kipling, published in 1902. This is a great reading of kiplings the elephants child from the just so stories. Kiplings just so stories certainly rank in englishspeaking childrens literature right along with a. The elephants child just so stories rudyard kipling.
Just so stories wikisource, the free online library. The project gutenberg ebook of just so stories, by rudyard. Set on he banks of the great greygreen, greasy limpopo river in africa. Then the elephant s child, full of insatiable curiosity, journeyed across africa to discover what the crocodile has for his dinner. It pretty much set the standard for children s literature in the 20th century. Rudyard kiplings just so stories the elephants child youtube. The elephants child from the just so stories of rudyard kipling tells the story of how the elephant got its trunk. How the elephant got its trunk, is because the croc clasped its jaws around the elephant childs trunk and pulled at it. But after they have worked for me, i give them all a rest. When he wanted fruit to eat he pulled fruit down from a tree, instead of waiting for it to fall as he used to do.
A wonderfully imagined tale exquisitely illustrated by jan mogensen, this book will delight. The elephants child short stories and classic literature. The just so stories for little children are among kiplings best known and loved works. The elephants child rudyard kipling scuse me, said the elephants child, but my nose is badly out of shape, and i am waiting for it to shrink. The garden city publishing version offers both color and blackwhite material by feodor rojankovsky, which enhance the tale of the insatiably curious elephant. Just so stories the elephants child is a fantastic large format picture book, with stunning illustrations by laura watson to bring amazing events to life in kids imaginations. Just so stories the elephants child by rudyard kipling. May 06, 20 just so stories for the past few weeks, my students have been exploring just so stories by rudyard kipling. 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. Published in 1902, these stories tell how the camel got its hump, how the armadillo got its scales, how the elephant. A favorite from rudyard kiplings just so stories 1902. Just so stories is a collection of whimsical tales accompanied by the authors excellent penandink drawings and humorous.
This is a version of one of the bestloved just so stories. The elephants child is the first just so story introduced in the rabbit ears storybook classics series and is easily one of rabbit ears finest videos since it won a grammy award in the late 80s. Eminent man of letters and nobel prizewinner for literature, rudyard kipling 18651936 wrote delightful tales about animals for children. As a writer for children himself, he marvels at the inventiveness and. I send them over land and sea, i send them east and west. So the elephants child went home across africa frisking and whisking his trunk.
Just so stories an insatiable elephants childs curiosity leads him to get a new nose from the crocodile, to the distaste of his entire family. The elephants child storynory audio stories for kids. Animation episode aired 1983 previous all episodes 10 next add a plot. 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, with the. In the stories, kipling parodied the subject matter and style of several traditional works, such as the. Tim raglin because of his insatiable curtiosity about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephants child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks. 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. This is a great reading of kipling s the elephant s child from the just so stories. And the crocodile floundered into the water, making it all creamy with great sweeps of the hing. Milne s winnie the pooh and kenneth grahame s wind in the willows. 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. Just so stories to a tested hypothesis then the elephant s child sat back on his little haunches, and pulled, and pulled, and pulled, and his nose began to stretch. Add the elephants child poem to your own personal library.
The elephants child illustrated by rudyard kipling. 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. Collected in just so stories 1902, illustrated by the author, and followed. Scuse me, said the elephant s 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, with the. The author died in 1936, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the term is the authors life plus 80 years or less. Kipling s just so stories certainly rank in englishspeaking children s literature right along with a.
Collected in just so stories 1902, illustrated by the author, and followed by the poem i keep six honest servingmen. The elephants child from the just so stories rudyard kipling, tim raglin on. From the just so stories, library by kipling, rudyard. The elephants child sat there for three days waiting for his nose to shrink. Just so stories the elephants child tv episode 1983 imdb. It has been subsequently produced at various theatres in the us and uk. The elephants child poem short stories and classic. Just so stories for little children book by rudyard kipling. Just so stories public domain audiobook at librivox. The elephants child illustration 1 just so stories rudyard.
They are fun to read to children 48, and even more fun for them to read for themselves at ages 711 theyre marvelous vocabulary builders the mariner of infinite. When he finally meets the crocodile, he nearly becomes dinner. Just so stories the elephants child by laura watson. Twelve stories about animals and insects including 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 twelve stories about animals and insects including how the whale got his throat, how the camel got his hump, how the rhinoceros got his skin, how the. Rudyard kipling s just so stories, originally published in 1902, are perennial favourites, and can be read by adults and children alike. Just so stories for little children the elephants child rudyard kipling kipling, rudyard 18651936 an english novelist, shortstory writer, and poet who spent most of his youth in india, and is best known for his childrens classics.
The elephants child just so stories rudyard kipling lit2go etc. 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. A series of origin stories for children by rudyard kipling, first published in 1902. The nobel prizewinning authors enjoyment in playing with the sounds and meanings of words is very evident throughout, and adds to adults enjoyment of these stories for children.
Aug 31, 2017 and so the elephants child set off, taking with him a hundred pounds of bananas the little short red kind, and a hundred pounds of sugarcane the long purple kind, and seven melons the greencrackly kind. Jan 04, 20 m y copy of just so stories, in its brickred cover with the elephant s child straining away with all his might to escape the jaws of the crocodile on the banks of the great greygreen, greasy. Considered a classic of children s literature, the book is among kipling s best known works. And so the elephants child set off, taking with him a hundred pounds of bananas the little short red kind, and a hundred pounds of sugarcane the long purple kind, and seven melons the greencrackly kind. The elephants child and other just so stories book, 1993. They are a collection of fantastic stories, typically about how various animals came to be the way they are today. Just so stories1902 by rudyard kipling, 1865 1936 the illustrations are by joseph m. The elephants child interactive book is based on one of the just so stories written by the wellknown english novelist rudyard kipling. And the crocodile floundered into the water, making it all creamy with great sweeps of his tail, and he pulled, and pulled, and pulled. Kipling s anthropomorphic tales are wonderful to share with your favorite children. Milnes winnie the pooh and kenneth grahames wind in the willows.
In 1907, kipling was the first english writer ever to be awarded the nobel prize in literature. Kiplings just so stories are tied with the jungle book as being his most famous work. This is a beautifully illustrated childs version of one of the best just so stories by rudyard kipling. 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. 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. Just so stories, by rudyard kipling project gutenberg. 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 elephant s child from the just so stories of rudyard kipling tells the story of how the elephant got its trunk. Kipling began working on the book by telling the first three chapters as bedtime stories to his daughter josephine.
He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story. His just so stories, brimming with playful whimsy and satire, have charmed young and old alike for generations. They taught me all i knew their names are what and where and when and how and why and who. At the end of the third day a fly came and stung him. The drawing of the elephants childs tug of war with the crocodile above was reproduced on the cover. It pretty much set the standard for childrens literature in the 20th century. The just so stories for little children, first published in 1902, were written by british author rudyard kipling. Exploration questions tprint, compiete, a 1 just so stories to a tested hypothesis then the elephants child sat back on his little haunches, and pulled, and pulled, and pulled, and his nose retch. The story originally the elephant had a short nose the size of a boot, flexible but useless for grasping things. Considered a classic of childrens literature, the book. This recording aims to be the first complete audio book of this title with nothing left out.