![]() ![]() ![]() 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). For example, the Whale has a tiny throat because he swallowed a mariner, who tied a raft inside to block the whale from swallowing other men. The Just So Stories typically have the theme of a particular animal being modified from an original form to its current form by the acts of man, or some magical being. ![]() In it, Mowgli hears the story of how the tiger got his stripes. The stories are pourquoi (French for "why") or origin stories, fantastic accounts of how various phenomena came about. "The Just So Stories for Little Children" are a highly fantasized origin stories, especially for differences among animals, they are among Kipling's best known works. ![]()
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