How the Camel Got His Hump

by Rudyard Kipling

Published 4 October 1984
Relates how the idle camel got a hump on his back.

Relates how a clever little fish and a mariner of "infinite-resource- and-sagacity" modify the whale's throat to keep him from devouring all the fish in the ocean.

How the Rhino Got Skin

by Rudyard Kipling

Published 20 October 1988
Relates how the rhinoceros' lack of manners resulted in his baggy skin and bad temper.