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The Crab that Played with the Sea
Rudyard Kipling
Written by Rudyard Kipling 23 audiobooks with Academy Voices
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India, and his childhood there shaped much of his work. More about Rudyard Kipling →
Susie Hackel
Read by a real person Susie Hackel 7 audiobooks with Academy Voices
Susie Hackel is a retired reading specialist where she read aloud to students for 25 years. More read by Susie ↓
Children's Story

The Crab that Played with the Sea

by Rudyard Kipling · read by Susie Hackel · 26 min

At the beginning of the world, there is a giant Crab named Pau Amma who plays with the sea, and the sea goes up and down. The Eldest Magician and the Man are drawn into the trouble.

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At the beginning of the world, there is a giant Crab named Pau Amma who plays with the sea, and the sea goes up and down. The Eldest Magician and the Man are drawn into the trouble. One of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, about how the tides came to rise and fall. Read by Susie Hackel. Twenty-six minutes. Good for reading aloud with young listeners. Kipling's Just So Stories were first told to his own children.

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Details
Length
26 min
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
March 2026
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798240115110
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This edition of The Crab that Played with the Sea by Rudyard Kipling is narrated by Susie Hackel.

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It runs 26 min, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.

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