Showing posts with label Rudyard Kipling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rudyard Kipling. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Literature. Part hundred eighteen.

                                                  "Cupid's Arrows" by Rudyard Kipling.

Kitty was a kind girl. Her mother was worried about daughter.

Saggot was an ugly man. He invited Kitty to take part in an archery competition.

She didn't win anything, but Kitty took part.

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Great people: Rudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865, Bombay Presidency, India. He was a writer.

The Jungle Book (1894) was one of Kipling's works.


Also, he had Nobel Prize in Literature (1907).



Rudyard Kipling was married and had children.

He died on January 18, 1936, in London, England.



Saturday, June 1, 2024

Literature. Part hundred eleven.

                                              "The Elephant's Child" by Rudyard Kipling.

Once upon a time, Elephants had a nose instead of a trunk. One little Elephant was very curious and asked questions.

One day he wanted to know what the Crocodile ate and the Crocodile grabbed him by the nose. The little Elephant was saved, but his nose turned into a trunk and Elephants got trunks.



Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Famous people and their quotes. Part ninety four.

                                                                    Rudyard Kipling.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/london-september-14-2014-books-about-330410192


“I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.”

“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.”

“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”

Source of information:

https://www.brainyquote.com/lists/authors/top-10-rudyard-kipling-quotes

Friday, February 2, 2024

Literature. Part hundred seven.

                                                     "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a mongoose. He was a pet in a family.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi met with other animals, such as: bird, snake, and rat.

Nag and Nagaina are cobras. They want to kill people. But Rikki save the family.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/rudyard-kipling-engraved-vector-portrait-ink-1672436269



Friday, December 1, 2023

Literature. Part hundred five.

                                            The Cat that Walked by Himself by Rudyard Kipling.

Many years ago there were man and woman. They could domesticate a dog, a horse, a cow, but the cat walked on its own.

The cat was an independent animal.

People tried to tame the cat, but the animal wanted to be on her own, it only came to visit and played with the baby.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/paw-vector-foot-trail-print-cat-1899532693



Friday, February 1, 2019

Literature. Part forty seven.

                                       The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.

These stories were written in 1894. It takes place in India. Main characters are wild animals and human child named Mowgli. His parents are wolves. Black panther Bagheera is his friend.

Also, Mowgli has several enemies among animals in jungle.

He understood the animals. They knew him. Many instructive moments happened to them.

Artists drew many illustrations for this book. Short stories were translated to different languages. There are many cartoons and movies about Mowgli.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/mowgliman-jumping-jungle-388465255?src=LIbvaQZ-jLuHNKNOaXHupw-1-12

Mowgli/Man jumping in the jungle