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Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling
How did the leopard get its spots? Why do the tides ebb and flow? How did the elephant get its trunk? And how was the alphabet made?
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Mowgli, the man-cub, is raised in the Indian jungle by a pack of wolves. As he grows older, he learns the ‘Law of the Jungle’ with the help of his friends, Bagheera the Panther, Baloo the Bear and Kaa the Python, who try to keep him safe from fearsome Shere Khan, the tiger. Eventually he comes into contact with his own kind, and begins to question his very nature.
Titulli: The Jungle Book
Origjinali: The Jungle Book
Gjinia: Roman
Autori: Rudyard Kipling
Shtëpia botuese: Collins Classics
Viti: 2013
Fq. 212
Pesha: 0.126 kg
ISBN: 978-0-00-735085-8
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