(영어로 읽는 고전 _ 루디어드 키플링의 동화 모음집)
"Just So Stories"는 1902년에 처음 출판된 Rudyard Kipling의 12개 동화 모음집이다. 이 이야기들은 Kipling의 반복적인 언어와 리듬의 사용뿐만 아니라 상상력이 풍부하고 재미있는 스토리텔링으로 인해 어린이와 성인 모두에게 사랑받고 있다. 이 때문에 무대 연극, 오페라, 심지어 디즈니 애니메이션 영화에 많이 인용되었다.

(Classics to read in English _ Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling)
"Just So Stories" is a collection of 12 children's stories by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1902. These stories are loved by children and adults alike for imaginative and entertaining storytelling, as well as Kipling's repetitive use of language and rhythm. Because of this, it has been heavily cited in stage plays, operas, and even Disney animated films.

요약
"낙타가 혹을 얻은 방법"에서 Kipling은 게으른 낙타가 일을 거부한 것에 대한 처벌로 진에게 혹 저주를 받았다고 설명한다. "The Elephant's Child"에서 Kipling은 악어에게 반복적으로 엉덩이를 때린 후 어떻게 코끼리의 코가 길고 유연해졌는지에 대한 이야기를 들려준다.

Summary
In "How the Camel Got the Hump," Kipling explains that the lazy camel was cursed with humps by Jean as punishment for refusing to work. In "The Elephant's Child," Kipling tells the story of how an elephant's trunk became long and lithe after being repeatedly slapped on the butt by a crocodile.

CONTENTS

HOW THE WHALE GOT HIS THROAT
HOW THE CAMEL GOT HIS HUMP
HOW THE RHINOCEROS GOT HIS SKIN
HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS
THE ELEPHANT’S CHILD
THE SING-SONG OF OLD MAN KANGAROO
THE BEGINNING OF THE ARMADILLOS
HOW THE FIRST LETTER WAS WRITTEN
HOW THE ALPHABET WAS MADE
THE CRAB THAT PLAYED WITH THE SEA
THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF
THE BUTTERFLY THAT STAMPED