| Description |
84 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Twelve short stories, most of which tell how such things as the alphabet, the camel's hump, and the elephant's trunk came to be. |
| Subject |
Animals -- Fiction.
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Short stories.
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Animals -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Nicolas, 1911-1973, illustrator.
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