When I Read my Daughter by Rudyard Kipling : The Beginning of the Armadillos

Children's Animated Series

In this charming reading of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, journey into the whimsical tale of how the armadillo came to be. “The Beginning of the Armadillos” follows the clever antics of a hedgehog and a tortoise—and the curious transformations that result. Perfect for young imaginations and nostalgic grown-ups alike.

When I Read my Daughter by Rudyard Kipling : The Beginning of the Armadillos

When I Read my Daughter Rudyard Kipling

by Manik Choksi

adapted from Just So Stories

by Rudyard Kipling

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In this charming reading of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, journey into the whimsical tale of how the armadillo came to be. “The Beginning of the Armadillos” follows the clever antics of a hedgehog and a tortoise—and the curious transformations that result. Perfect for young imaginations and nostalgic grown-ups alike.

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