About the book
Whimsical tales explain how animals acquired their distinctive features, from the elephant’s trunk to the leopard’s spots.
LibriVox recording; public domain in the United States.
Recorded by LibriVox volunteers. Audio hosted by the Internet Archive. Original recording and credits.
Listen chapter by chapter
- How the Whale Got His Throat · 7 minutes
- How the Camel Got His Hump · 7 minutes
- How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin · 5 minutes
- How the Leopard Got His Spots · 14 minutes
- The Elephant's Child · 17 minutes
- The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo · 8 minutes
- The Beginning of the Armadillos · 17 minutes
- How the First Letter was Written · 21 minutes
- How the Alphabet was Made · 25 minutes
- The Crab that Played with the Sea · 21 minutes
- The Cat who Walked by Himself · 24 minutes
- The Butterfly that Stamped · 22 minutes