How the Camel Got His Hump

A Just So Story by Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling wrote the Just So Stories in 1902 as fanciful tales explaining how animals came to look the way they do. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The story teaches that laziness has consequences — and that a habit, once formed, can last a very long time.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readers, about 6 to 8

Length

medium · about 565 words in 6 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Just so stories, Rudyard Kipling · Project Gutenberg

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (8 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page

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