How did the elephant get his trunk, the camel get his hump, and the leopard get his spots? Who will jump the highest to win a princess's hand in marriage: the flea, the grasshopper, or the leap-frog? Will the mysterious wolf-lie dog that drifted into Walt and Madge Irvine's lives become their well-loved pet? What will happen to the adorable squirrels that live in the attic of a house? Find out in this collection of twelve remarkable stories written by great authors Rudyard Kipling, Hans Christian Andersen, Mark Twain, Jack London, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.