Kipling began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter—and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere. The text is supplemented by 12 beautiful paintings by J. M. Gleeson, along with Kipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, which illustrate his hilarious explanations of "How the Camel Got His Hump," "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," "How the Armadillo Happened," and other animal How's.
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