To: Brumar89 who wrote (61648 ) 11/22/2014 12:12:31 PM From: 2MAR$ Read Replies (1) | Respond to Rudyard Kipling had a just-so story just for you : ......"The Beginning of the Armadillos" — how the hedgehog and the turtle transformed into the first armadillos." A hedge hog & turtle, now that sounds right on target, hehe, you are just so over matched here<ggRudyard Kipling's Just So Stories http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_So_Stories edit How the Rhinoceros got his Skin , woodcut by Kipling"How the Whale Got His Throat" — why the big whale eats such small prey. "How the Camel Got His Hump" — how the idle camel was punished and given a hump. "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin" — why rhinos "How the Leopard Got His Spots" — why leopards have spots. "The Elephant's Child/How the Elephant got his Trunk" — how the elephant's trunk became long. The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo — how the kangaroo turned from a grey, woolly animal with short, stubby legs, to one with long legs and tail."The Beginning of the Armadillos" — how the hedgehog and the turtle transformed into the first armadillos. "How the First Letter Was Written" — introduces the only characters who appear in more than one story, a family of cave-people, called Tegumai Bopsulai (the father), Teshumai Tewindrow (the mother), and Taffimai Metallumai, (the daughter). Explains how Taffimai delivered a picture message to her mother. "How the Alphabet Was Made" — Taffy and her father invent the earliest form of the alphabet. "The Crab That Played with the Sea" — explains the ebb and flow of the tides, as well as how the crab changed from a huge animal into a small one. "The Cat That Walked by Himself" — the longest story, explains how man domesticated all the wild animals except for the cat. "The Butterfly That Stamped" — how Solomon "The Tabu Tale" (missing from most British editions; first appeared in the Scribner
