How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin

Written by Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by Cathy Dobson

Kipling’s classic tale taken from the Just So Stories. In the old days, the Rhinoceros's skin used to fit him quite tightly... but after getting cake crumbs inside it, Rhino was forced to scratch himself - and his skin got baggier and his temper grumpier.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Door Consulting
• Release date: Feb 25, 2011
• ISBN: 9781467667876

Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay (now known as Mumbai), India, but returned with his parents to England at the age of five. Among Kipling’s best-known works are The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and the poems “Mandalay” and “Gunga Din.” Kipling was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature (1907) and was among the youngest to have received the award. 

Reviews for How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin

[antiquary_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I still remember "He who takes cakes/The Parsee man bakes/Makes dreadful mistakes. This was not my favorite Just So Story, but I did enjoy this version as a child with its lively illustrations. Thinking about it now, a Parsee was very unlikely to live in the Red Sea, and he would not have been the rather barbaric individual pictured here in a loincloth,