Just So Stories (version 6 Dramatic Reading)

Rudyard Kipling

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(4.8 stars; 8 reviews)

The Just So Stories generally have the theme of a particular animal being altered from an original form to its current form by the acts of human kind or some magical being. Whale has a tiny throat because he swallowed a mariner, who tied a raft inside to block the whale from swallowing other men. The Camel has a hump given to him by a djinn as punishment for the camel's refusing to work (the hump allows the camel to work longer between times of eating). And so on throughout the book. A fun collection of stories with something for everyone Summary by Michele Eaton

Editor Michele Eaton
How the Whale got His Throat
Narrator: Rachel
Whale: Kristin Gjerløw
Stute Fish: Newgatenovelist
Mariner: Bob Scott

How the Camel got His Hump
Narrator: Beth Thomas
Camel: Gideon Snow
Horse: Newgatenovelist
Dog: Lydia
Ox: E Snow
Man: John Burlinson
Djinn: Kristin Gjerløw

How the Rhinoceros got his Skin
Narrator: Rachel
Rhinoceros: Kristin Gjerløw
Parsee Man: Newgatenovelist

How the Leopard got his Spots
Narrator: Beth Thomas
Leopard: Kristin Gjerløw
Ethiopian: John Burlinson
Baviaan: E Snow
Zebra: Newgatenovelist
Giraffe: Gideon Snow

The Elephants Child
Narrator: Ted Delorme
Elephant's Child: Rachel
Kolokolo Bird: Newgatenovelist
Python: Beth Thomas
Crocodile: Kristin Gjerløw
Baboon: E Snow

The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo
Narrator: Peter Tucker
Kangaroo: Algy Pug
Dingo: Beth Thomas
Nquong: Kristin Gjerløw
Nqa: E Snow
Nquing: Newgatenovelist

The Beginning of the Armadillos
Narrator: Beth Thomas
Mother Jaguar: Newgatenovelist
Painted Jaguar: E Snow
Hedgehog: Kristin Gjerløw
Tortoise: Bob Scott

How the First Letter was Written
Narrator: Vin Reilly
Taffy: Rachel
Tegumai: ToddHW
Teshumai: Kristin Gjerløw
Tewara Man: Peter Yearsley
Head Chief: John Burlinson
Tribal Lady 1: Beth Thomas
Tribal Lady 2: Lydia
Tribal Lady 3: Newgatenovelist

How the Alphabet was Made
Narrator: Vin Reilly
Taffy: Rachel
Tegumai: ToddHW
Teshumai: Kristin Gjerløw

The Crab that Played with the Sea
Narrator: Beth Thomas
Pau Amma The Crab: John Burlinson
Man: Tony Addison
Magician: Kristin Gjerløw
Girl: Rachel
Elephant: E Snow
Cow: Roohi
Beaver: Newgatenovelist
Turtle: Joseph Tabler
Fisherman: Peter Yearsley
Rat: Lydia

The Cat that Walked by Himself
Narrator: Beth Thomas
Cat: Lydia
Woman: Rachel
Man: E Snow
Wild Dog: Kristin Gjerløw
Wild Horse: Newgatenovelist
Bat: Bob Scott

The Butterfly that Stamped
Narrator: Beth Thomas
Suleiman-bin-Daoud: John Burlinson
Balkis: Newgatenovelist
butterfly: E Snow
Butterfly's Wife: Rachel
Egyptian Queen: Kristin Gjerløw
Ethiopian Queen: Roohi
Persian Queen: Lydia
Animal From the Deep: Gideon Snow (3 hr 4 min)