One of the finest writers in the English language, Rudyard Kipling was the first British author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (in 1907).

Selections from The jungle book, Just so stories, Puck of Pook's Hill and short stories.

Relates how the rhinoceros's lack of manners resulted in his baggy skin and bad temper.

Relates how the leopard got his spotted coat in order to hunt the animals in the dappled shadows of the forest.

Because of his "satiable curtiosity" about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks.

Because of his "'satiable" curiosity about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child acquired, and all elephants thereafter have ha

Recounts how the cat managed to get what he wanted and still remain wild.

Recounts how armadillos came to be in the Amazon jungle.