Synopsis
History
First publication: St. Nicholas Magazine, January 1898
Review
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
All of the stories in the Just So Stories series:
How the Whale Got His Throat
How the Camel Got His Hump
How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin
The Elephant’s Child
The Beginning of the Armadillos
The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo
How the Leopard Got His Spots
How the First Letter Was Written
How the Alphabet Was Made
The Cat That Walked By Himself
The Crab That Played with the Sea
The Butterfly That Stamped
The Tabu Tale
Ham and the Porcupine