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Der Waisenjunge Kim hält sich im Indien der 1890er-Jahre mit Botengängen und Betteln über Wasser. Als er auf einen buddhistischen Mönch trifft, begibt er sich mit ihm auf eine abenteuerliche Reise entlang der Grand Trunk Road. Doch auf den quirligen Straßen Indiens werden die beiden voneinander getrennt. Kim gelangt auf eine englische Schule und tritt anschließend als Spion in den britischen Geheimdienst ein. Seinem wahren Meister jedoch hält er lebenslang die Treue.

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet and novelist. The Village That Voted the Earth Was Flat is one of Kipling's rare humorous stories. A group of friends out for a motor jaunt find themselves up on a trumped up speeding charge exacerbated by some outrageously insulting sarcasm from a country town magistrate. The group pit their ample wits and resources to exact their extraordinary revenge....

Kipling’s classic tale taken from the Just So Stories. When all the other animals are learning their place in the world, the crab sneaks off and plays his own game. The havoc which ensues can only be put right with the help of a powerful magician.

Se puede decir que ésta es una de las historias o relatos de gatos más conocida de la literatura. Es la historia del comienzo de la vida doméstica: el hombre conoce a la mujer y ocupan una cueva creando el primer hogar. El perro, el cabllo y la vaca que hasta entonces eran salvajes, a través de un pacto no escrito con el hombre, se convierten en domesticados, pero el gato se niega, diciendo "Yo no soy un amigo y tampoco un criado.

The short stories written during and about World War I are often overshadowed by the excellent verse of the War Poets. Yet the short story is perhaps their equal in other ways. Within these succinct little time capsules of words are captured ideas, attitudes, feelings and life that are expressed in a few minutes just as movingly, imaginatively and tellingly as in any other form. Some of these stories will be familiar, but some may not. From Virginia Woolf to Katharine Mansfield and John Buchan to C. E. Montague, various writing styles try to make sense of this world at war.

This book contains the first three short stories from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. These stories tell the exciting adventures of Mowgli - a boy raised by wolves in the jungles of India.

Una clásica historia de la búsqueda de uno mismo y la fundación para dos películas de Disney, la más reciente protagonizada por Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley y Benedict Cumberbatch, El libro de la selva sigue al pequeño Mowgli, un cachorro humano que deberá enfrentar la ardua vida de la jungla India. Embárcate en esta aventura que te enseñará sobre la Ley de la Selva y te presentará a osos, serpientes, lobos, orangutanes y elefantes, cada uno con una maravillosa y distinguida personalidad.

This short poem should be required listening between father and son. Here are profound bits of wisdom and common sense that can help any young boy strive to be more of a man. Reimagined here as something akin to cowboy poetry, the poem is performed by Glenn Hascall.

A collection of short stories for children.

A selection of short stories from the Brothers Grimm and Rudyard Kipling.

This quintessentially English poem is in the form of a father’s advice to his son on transitioning into manhood. Phillip J. Mather’s masterful delivery poignantly captures Kipling’s inspirational and timeless philosophy.

Set in faraway India and the Aleutians, the animals and humans who inhabit Kipling's Jungle Books have been children's favorites for generations. Book I introduces the black panther Bagheera, the lame and evil tiger Shere Khan, the rock python Kaa, the brown bear Baloo who teaches the wolf cubs the Law of the Jungle, the man cub Mowgli who lives with the wolves, Toomai of the elephants, and many others.

Drei Romane in einer Box für alle, die nicht müde werden, das Abenteuer zu suchen, die neugierig auf Überraschungen sind und das Unfassbare gar nicht für unfassbar halten, sondern für eine schöne Form des Humors.

A splendid collection of seafarers' tales. "Choice Spirits", by W. W. Jacobs; "A Descent into the Maelström", by Edgar Allan Poe; "Pickled Herring", by W. W. Jacobs; "The Secret Sharer", by Joseph Conrad; "Mixed Relations", by W. W. Jacobs; "The Upper Berth", by F. Marion Crawford; "The Finest Story in the World", by Rudyard Kipling; and many more.

Detskij radiospektakl' "Maugli" - po motivam znamenityh rasskazov "Kniga dzhunglej" anglijskogo pisatelja Red'jarda Kiplinga. Malen'kij mal'chik popadaet v dzhungli, v volch'ju sem'ju. On prigljanulsja materi-volchice. Ona nazvala ego Maugli (ljagushonok) i zashhitila ot tigra-ljudoeda Sher-Hana, schitavshego ego svoej dobychej. Volki vskormili i vospitali chelovecheskogo detjonysha. Sem'ja zhivjot v stae, kotoraja upravljaetsja zakonom dzhunglej.

Here's a humorous collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, the man behind the much-loved Just So Stories. "The Elephant's Child" tells the charming story of a baby elephant whose curiosity gets the best of him, while "The Cat Who Walked by Himself" tells the fanciful story of a cat who lived during a time when men lived in caves and all animals were wild.

A wonderful collection of classic thrillers, mystery stories, crime tales and weird accounts of uncanny events.1. Query by “Seamark” 2. The Furnished Room by O. Henry 3.The Dancing Partner by Jerome K. Jerome 4. The Squaw by Bram Stoker 5. The 19 Club by A. J. Alan 6. The Interruption by W. W. Jacobs7. Laura by Saki 8. A Descent into the Maelström by Edgar Allan Poe 9. The Diver by A. J. Alan10. The Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace11. The Burglary by Arnold Bennett

Kimball O'Hara, an Irish orphan, is raised in Lahore by an Indian woman. When his parentage is eventually discovered, he is sent to a British school. But he longs to return home to his wanderings and heroic adventures with his friend, the old lama.

A collection of 50 of the world's great creepy stories. "Creepy" does not necessarily mean ghost or horror stories but rather stories that literally make our flesh creep by shaking our false sense of security and comprehension of the world.

This classic children's book by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves: his escapades and adventures with his dear friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, his capture by the Monkey-People, his attempt at reintegration into human society, and his ultimate triumph over the lame tiger Shere Khan. The account of Mowgli's adventures is followed by several short stories, including the tales of the brave white seal, Kotick, and the tenacious mongoose, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.View our entire collection of podcasts at www.solgood.orgAll Librivox recordings are in the ...