A collection of the well-known stories, including "How the Whale Got His Throat," "The Elephant's Child," and "The Butterfly that Stamped."

"An Albion book"--T.p. verso.

How the whale got his throat -- How the camel got his hump -- How the rhinoceros got his skin -- How the leopard got his spots -- The elephant's child -- The sing-song of old man kangaroo -- The beginning of the armadilloes -- How the first letter was written -- How the alphabet was made -- The tabu tale -- The crab that played with the sea -- The cat that walked by himself -- The butterfly that stamped -- Ham and the porcupine.