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Just So Stories - How the First Letter Was Written
Rudyard Kipling
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Eric A Grimes
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Children's Story

Just So Stories - How the First Letter Was Written

by Rudyard Kipling · read by Eric A Grimes · 24 min

Taffy and her father, Tegumai, live long ago. When Tegumai loses his spear, Taffy draws a picture message to her mother to send for another.

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Taffy and her father, Tegumai, live long ago. When Tegumai loses his spear, Taffy draws a picture message to her mother to send for another. The picture goes wrong. A chase follows. Rudyard Kipling's Just So Story of how people first wrote a letter, read by Eric A Grimes. Twenty-four minutes. Good for reading aloud. It is a warm, funny story about a child and a father long ago, with Kipling's playful sounds.

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Details
Length
24 min
Narration
Solo narrator
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
February 2026
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798295398865
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This edition of Just So Stories - How the First Letter Was Written by Rudyard Kipling is narrated by Eric A Grimes.

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It runs 24 min, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.

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