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    Rudyard Kipling's Just so stories is a mythic fiction and folklore and fairy tales story collection. Readers will find themes of animals.

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    About Just so stories

    "Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of origin stories published in 1902. These playful tales explain how animals acquired their distinctive features—why the whale has a tiny throat, how the camel got his hump, and how the leopard got his spots. Beginning as bedtime stories told to Kipling's daughter, who demanded they be repeated exactly "just so," these imaginative fables blend whimsy with philosophy, illustrated by Kipling himself, creating an enduring classic of children's literature.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

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    • Children's stories, English
    • Animals

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    Who wrote Just so stories?

    Just so stories was written by Rudyard Kipling.

    What genre is Just so stories?

    It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

    Is Just so stories free to read?

    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

    What books are similar to Just so stories?

    Readers who like it often enjoy The Wind in the Willows, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass and Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales.

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