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Just So Stories

short story collection by Rudyard Kipling
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Just So Stories
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Just So Stories

Summary

Just So Stories is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Just So Stories authored Rudyard Kipling[3].
  • Just So Stories's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Just So Stories was published by Macmillan Publishers[5].
  • Just So Stories's genre is children's literature[6].
  • Just So Stories's Commons category is recorded as Just So Stories[7].
  • Just So Stories's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Just So Stories's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • Just So Stories comprises How the Whale Got His Throat[10].
  • Just So Stories comprises How the Camel Got His Hump[11].
  • Just So Stories comprises How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin[12].
  • Just So Stories comprises How the Leopard Got His Spots[13].
  • Just So Stories comprises The Elephant's Child[14].
  • Just So Stories comprises The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo[15].
  • Just So Stories comprises The Beginning of the Armadillos[16].
  • Just So Stories comprises How the First Letter Was Written[17].
  • Just So Stories comprises How the Alphabet Was Made[18].
  • Just So Stories comprises The Crab that Played with the Sea[19].
  • Just So Stories comprises The Cat that Walked by Himself[20].
  • Just So Stories comprises The Tabu Tale[21].
  • Just So Stories comprises The Butterfly that Stamped[22].
  • Just So Stories was published on 1902[23].
  • Just So Stories's has edition or translation is recorded as Pohádky[24].
  • Just So Stories's has edition or translation is recorded as Pohádky[25].
  • Just So Stories's has edition or translation is recorded as Histoires comme ça pour les petits[26].
  • Just So Stories's has edition or translation is recorded as Just So Stories[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b913c780-2fc0-48f1-9c2b-96080273ad49[29]

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Authorship and Creation

Just So Stories authored Rudyard Kipling[3]. It was published by Macmillan Publishers[5].

Publication

Just So Stories was published on 1902[23]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is children's literature[6].

Why It Matters

Just So Stories ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

children's literature literary work public domain Rudyard Kipling United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → How the Whale Got His Throat, How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin +10
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  2. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1902-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Has parts → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Just So Stories
    Author → Rudyard Kipling
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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