Books with title Pirate Stories for Little Children

1."How the Whale Got His Throat" — why the big whale eats such small prey. 2."How the Camel Got His Hump" — how the idle camel was punished and given a hump. 3."How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin" — why rhinos have folds in their skin and bad tempers. 4."How the Leopard Got His Spots" — why leopards have spots. 5."The Elephant's Child/How the Elephant got his Trunk" — how the elephant's trunk became long. 6.The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo — how the kangaroo turned from a grey, woolly animal with short, stubby legs, to one with long legs and tail. 7."The Beginning of the Armadillos" — how the hedgehog and the turtle transformed into the first armadillos. 8."How the First Letter Was Written" — introduces the only characters who appear in more than one story, a family of cave-people, called Tegumai Bopsulai (the father), Teshumai Tewindrow (the mother), and Taffimai Metallumai, (the daughter). Explains how Taffimai delivered a picture message to her mother. 9."How the Alphabet Was Made" — Taffy and her father invent the earliest form of the alphabet. 10."The Crab That Played with the Sea" — explains the ebb and flow of the tides, as well as how the crab changed from a huge animal into a small one. 11."The Cat That Walked by Himself" — the longest story, explains how man domesticated all the wild animals except for the cat. 12."The Butterfly That Stamped" — how Solomon rid himself of troublesome wives, and saved the pride of a butterfly.