The Beginning of the Armadillos
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The Beginning of the Armadillos is a short story by Rudyard Kipling that whimsically explains, in mythic "just so" fashion, how armadillos came to exist.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's story
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literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | folkloric-style explanation of animal traits ⓘ |
| collection | Just So Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
armadillo
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hedgehog ⓘ painted jaguar ⓘ tortoise ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Just So Stories universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
animal story
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children's literature ⓘ fantasy ⓘ mythic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAnthropomorphism | talking animals ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
frequently included in children's anthologies
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used in educational contexts to discuss fables and myths ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralOrLesson | cleverness and adaptation can lead to survival ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | armadillos ⓘ |
| intendedUse | bedtime story ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Edwardian children's literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
didactic
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mythic ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
repetition
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rhythmic prose ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
adaptation
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origin of armadillos ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | just-so explanation ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | book ⓘ |
| partOf | Rudyard Kipling bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Just So Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | mythic version of South America ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinSeries | one of the later stories in Just So Stories ⓘ |
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