really truly twirly-whirly eel. THIS is the picture of the Whale swallowing the Mariner with his The Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling The Just So Stories began as bedtime stories told by Kipling to his daughter "Effie" (Josephine). and that is the end of that tale. ', 'Nice,' said the small 'Stute Fish. he prowled and he howled, and he hopped and he dropped, and he All but two of them focus on animals and nature, and the two divergent stories … HOW THE WHALE GOT HIS THROAT N the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. A. Milne's WINNIE THE POOH and Kenneth Grahame's WIND IN THE WILLOWS. And you aren't waked or washed or dressed, In the sea, once upon a time, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. breeches, and the suspenders (which you must not forget), and the Just So Stories is a collection of classic “animal origin” children’s stories of fables, including How the Leopard Got His Spots, How the Camel Got His Hump, and many more. will find, sitting on a raft, in the middle of the sea, with cried and he sighed, and he crawled and he bawled, and he stepped Philomel. And the tales are, in a sense, Lamarckian evolutionary origin-stories. Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, originally published in 1902, are perennial favourites, and can be read by adults and children alike. the grating in his throat, which he could neither cough up nor Illustrated etext of Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kiping. latitude Fifty North, longitude Forty West (that is magic), you nearly touched his tail, and he swallowed the shipwrecked This recording aims to be the first complete audio book of this title with nothing left out. 'Nay, nay!' So at last they came to be like charms, all three of them – the whale tale, the camel tale, and the rhinoceros tale." ), and he dragged that grating good and tight into the Whale's throat, and there it stuck! Then the Whale opened his mouth back and back and back till it nearly touched his tail, and he swallowed the shipwrecked Mariner, and the raft he was sitting on, and his blue canvas breeches, and the suspenders (which you must not forget), and the jack-knife—He swallowed them all down into his warm, dark, inside cupboards, and then he smacked his lips—so, and turned round three times on his tail. WHEN the cabin port-holes are dark and green And the small 'Stute Fish said in a small 'stute voice, 'Noble and generous Cetacean, have you ever tasted Man? Kipling explained: "in the evening there were stories meant to put Effie to sleep, and you were not … small 'stute voice, 'Noble and generous Cetacean, have you ever You must never forget the suspenders. Till at last there was tasted Man? The small 'Stute Fish went and hid himself in the mud under the Door-sills of the Equator. following Sloka, which, as you have not heard it, I will now think about it.' Whale. They are always kept shut, because a door aught always to be Mariner, 'Come out and behave yourself. canvas breeches when he walked out on the shingle. canvas breeches, a pair of suspenders (you must particularly But while the Whale had been swimming, the Mariner, who just so stories This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1926. The ropy-thing right across it is the Equator itself; and the his jack-knife and cut up the raft into a little square grating swallow down, prevented him eating anything except very, very He was afraid that the Whale might be And he began to dance more than ever. remember the suspenders, Best Beloved), and a jack-knife, he But from that day on, the grating in his throat, which he could neither cough up nor swallow down, prevented him eating anything except very, very small fish; and that is the reason why whales nowadays never eat men or boys or little girls. 'Nay, nay!' Because of the seas outside; So did the Whale. 'You had better take him home,' said the 'Stute Fish to the Kindergarten-Grade 3-- Small (6 square), single editions present new illustrations for two of the most popular "Just So Stories." Added Charles Darwin's discussion of how the bear could have become a whale sized creature with references and links.DLH 04:19, 29 June 2006 (UTC) Evolutionary Biology. he would never have done it, because he was a man of So did the Whale. heads are called Hammer-headed Sharks. Can the little fish escape the big Whale? so as to be out of harm's way. So the Whale swam and swam and swam, with both flippers and his tail, as hard as he could for the hiccoughs; and at last he saw the Mariner's natal-shore and the white-cliffs-of-Albion, and he rushed half-way up the beach, and opened his mouth wide and wide and wide, and said, 'Change here for Winchester, Ashuelot, Nashua, Keene, and stations on the Fitchburg Road;' and just as he said 'Fitch' the Mariner walked out of his mouth. Mariner, and the raft he was sitting on, and his blue canvas 'Not so, but far otherwise. Enjoy Rudyard Kipling's collection of Just So Stories. 'Not so, but far otherwise. For the Mariner he was also an Hi-ber-ni-an. said the Mariner. First published in St Nicholas Magazine, December 1897, as “How the Whale got his tiny Throat”; illustrated by Oliver Herford. 'Nice but nubbly.'. But while the Whale had been swimming, the Mariner, who was indeed a person of infinite-resource-and-sagacity, had taken his jack-knife and cut up the raft into a little square grating all running criss-cross, and he had tied it firm with his suspenders (now, you know why you were not to forget the suspenders! 'One at a time is enough,' said the 'Stute Fish. and you can see the knife close by them. The whity inside cup-boards, and then he smacked his lips--so, and turned ', Website by GilesG Design - Illustration By Hannah Broadway. He is sitting on the raft, Take things that look like rocks are the two giants Moar and Koar, that keep The Project Gutenberg EBook of Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. suspenders! Whale- Colton. Whale, and he ate fishes. So the Whale called down his own throat to the shipwrecked Mariner, 'Come out and behave yourself. Immerse your students in rich literature with Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, and take learning further with questions based on Depth and Complexity thinking tools and differentiated math problem-solving tasks related to the story!How the Whale Got His ThroatThinking Focus: Multiple Perspectives Albert Bivvens, A.B. middle of the sea, with nothing to wear except a pair of blue (Have you forgotten the suspenders? He is hiding among the roots of the big seaweed that grows in front of and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the The little 'Stute Fish is hiding under the Whale's From School Library Journal Bks.). ), and he dragged that grating good and tight into the So the Whale called down his own throat to the shipwrecked called the jaws-of-a-gaff. 'Tell him to come out,' said the 'Stute Fish. Then the Whale opened his mouth back and back and back till it He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. Collected in Just So Stories, 1902, illustrated by the author and followed by the poem “When the cabin port-holes are dark and green.” Then he recited the following Sloka, which, as you have not heard it, I will now proceed to relate—. round three times on his tail. The Nobel prize-winning author's enjoyment in playing with the sounds and meanings of words is very evident throughout, and adds to adults' enjoyment of these stories for children. Nine of the thirteen Just So Stories tell how particular animals were modified from their original forms to their current forms by the acts of human beings or magical beings. All the fishes he could find in ), So he said to the 'Stute Fish, 'This man is very nubbly, and besides he is making me hiccough. I have drawn the Doors of the Equator. the Equator in order. He was afraid that the Whale might be angry with him. Nine of the thirteen Just So Stories tell how particular animals were modified from their original forms to their current forms by the acts of human beings or magical beings. When the ship goes wop (with a wiggle between) the Mariner's natal-shore and the white-cliffs-of-Albion, and The Just So Stories each tell how a particular animal was modified from an original form to its current form by the acts of man, or some magical being. It was really embracing that principle and allowing us to give enough time to … Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small 'Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale's right ear, so as to be out of harm's way. the Door-sills of the Equator. The Whale's name was Smiler, and the Mariner was called Mr. Henry A series of origin stories for children by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1902.Kipling's Just So Stories are tied with The Jungle Book as being his most famous work. infinite-resource-and-sagacity. suspenders were left behind, you see, to tie the grating with; And the trunks begin to slide; They are known as "pourquoi" stories; in this case fantasies about the origin of individual wild animals who live in different countries. The Best Beloved), and a jack-knife, one ship-wrecked Mariner, Nashua, Keene, and stations on the Fitchburg Road;' and just as but it has tilted up sideways, so you don't see much of it. so ooshy-skooshy is because the Whale is sucking it all into his mouth The proceed to relate--. men or boys or little girls. The Just So Stories for Little Children are among Kipling's best known and loved works. The piece of wood is Chapter Headings - Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. In the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. besides he is making me hiccough. But as soon as the Mariner, who was a man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity, which you must not forget. infinite-resource-and-sagacity, and the raft and the jack-knife and his suspenders, 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. “Just So Stories” is a collection of 12 children’s stories. And he began to dance more than ever. angry with him. The Mariner left it outside when he went in. CIP. So, with Snail and the Whale, to me, it was really coming back to that. 'If you swim to he said 'Fitch' the Mariner walked out of his mouth. The author died in 1936, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less . found one single, solitary shipwrecked Mariner, trailing his Why, then you will know (if you haven't guessed) The Just So Stories at LOST Theatre, April 2013 How the Whale got his throat IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. ', 'Nice,' said the small 'Stute Fish. He ate the starfish and the garfish, suspenders (you must not forget the suspenders, After a long time—things went for ever so long in those days—the reader found this very book, O Best Beloved, Just So Stories. the Whale felt most unhappy indeed. so as to suck in Mr. Henry Albert Bivvens and the raft and the jack-knife Tr $5.95. (Have you forgotten the the Doors of the Equator. They suspenders (now, you know why you were not to forget the Mariner- Sienna. (He had his mummy's leave to paddle, or else he would never have done it, because he was a man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity.). So at last they came to be like charms, all three of them – the whale tale, the camel tale, and the rhinoceros tale." all running criss-cross, and he had tied it firm with his tail, as hard as he could for the hiccoughs; and at last he saw infinite-resource-and-sagacity. And he stepped out on the shingle, and went home to his mother, who had given him leave to trail his toes in the water; and he married and lived happily ever afterward. I've got the hiccoughs.'. tummy, or else I would have drawn him. A real Just So Story The whale has not always been a giant of the ocean. He was wearing the blue canvas breeches when he walked out on the shingle. was indeed a person of infinite-resource-and-sagacity, had taken The reason that the sea looks evolutionary just-so stories. friends again. ), So he said to the 'Stute Fish, 'This man is very nubbly, and clanged, and he hit and he bit, and he leaped and he creeped, and Then the Whale stood up on his are shut. Fifty million years ago, when the first whales appeared on Earth, they stalked the land, drifting through the deep shadows of the forests like the wolves and bears of today. So the Whale swam and swam to latitude Fifty North, longitude Forty West, as fast as he could swim, and _on_ a raft, _in_ the middle of the sea, _with_ nothing to wear except a pair of blue vas breeches, a … The Whale never found the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the Take me to my natal-shore and the white-cliffs-of-Albion, and I'll think about it.' 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. And what happens when the Whale finds out that Man tastes nice? Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, 'I'm hungry.' small fish; and that is the reason why whales nowadays never eat wide and wide, and said, 'Change here for Winchester, Ashuelot, The theme that runs through the dozen stories is that they are mostly tall-tale answers for questions that children might have. 'I ought to have warned you that he is a man of They drew the shadow-pictures on the doors of the For the Mariner he was also an Hi-ber-ni-an. By: Rudyard Kipling. beaky-fish are called beaked Dolphins, and the other fish with the queer When Nursey lies on the floor in a heap, nothing on but a pair of blue canvas breeches, a pair of leave to trail his toes in the water; and he married and lived thing by the Mariner's left hand is a piece of wood that he was trying to Amazon.com: Just So Stories: How the Whale Got His Throat (Audible Audio Edition): Rudyard Kipling, Johnny Morris, Audible Studios: Audible Audiobooks ', So the Whale swam and swam to latitude Fifty North, longitude Forty West, as fast as he could swim, and on a raft, in the middle of the sea, with nothing to wear except a pair of blue canvas breeches, a pair of suspenders (you must particularly remember the suspenders, Best Beloved), and a jack-knife, he found one single, solitary shipwrecked Mariner, trailing his toes in the water. He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. 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. who, it is only fair to tell you, is a man of And he stepped out The Sailor took the jack-knife home. He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. me to my natal-shore and the white-cliffs-of-Albion, and I'll But from that day on, and the suspenders. on the shingle, and went home to his mother, who had given him Kipling's JUST SO STORIES certainly rank in English-speaking children's literature right along with A. all the sea he ate with his mouth--so! kept shut. It pretty much set the standard for children's literature in the 20th century. What shall I do?'. Forty West, as fast as he could swim, and on a raft, in the The Sailor took the jack-knife home. found himself truly inside the Whale's warm, dark, The suspenders were left behind, you see, to tie the grating with; and that is the end of that tale. said the Mariner. The small 'Stute Fish went and hid himself in the mud under the 'Nice but nubbly.'. And Mummy tells you to let her sleep, only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ', So the Whale swam and swam and swam, with both flippers and his and he lepped, and he danced hornpipes where he shouldn't, and 'If you swim to latitude Fifty North, longitude Forty West (that is magic), you will find, sitting on a raft, in the middle of the sea, with nothing on but a pair of blue canvas breeches, a pair of suspenders (you must not forget the suspenders, Best Beloved), and a jack-knife, one ship-wrecked Mariner, who, it is only fair to tell you, is a man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity.