Ancient Legends (English-Chinese Parallel Reader)

Author: (English) Rudyard Kipling
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The Jungle Book (1902) is one of the most famous collections of children's stories by Kipling. Among all his works, Kipling himself was the most fond of The Jungle Book. Every story in the collection can be considered a masterpiece of Kipling. His love for animals seems innate, and he drew great inspiration from them. The stories collected in this book, such as "The Elephant Child," "How the Spots Came to the Leopard," "The Solitary Cat," and other fables, were originally told by Kipling to his children's female nurse. The former were told with great enthusiasm, while the latter were listened to with rapt attention. These stories range from animals to the origins of letters, from prehistoric caves to the African tropical jungle, based on themes and settings. The writing is witty and vivid, supplemented by poetry and rhymes, and enhanced with mysterious illustrations, reflecting the author's extraordinary creativity. Opening the book, you feel as if Kipling is everywhere—perhaps in some corner of the book or in one of the illustrations, winking mischievously and conjuring up one magical story after another.