Many adaptations of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories have been made in various countries, as cartoons, musicals and a children's opera.
Cartoons A 1936 black and white Soviet cartoon of How the Whale Got His Throat. A 1938 black and white Soviet cartoon of How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin. The Elephant's Child was twice made into a Soviet cartoon by the Soyuzmultfilm studio, in 1936 () and in 1967 (). The Cat Who Walked by Himself, a Soviet drawn animation screen version created by Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya at Soyuzmultfilm studio in 1968. A 1981 stop-motion adaptation of The Beginning of the Armadillos by the Soyuzmultfilm studio. A 1983 Marble Arch/Interama/Strengholt Films cel-animated series Just So Stories, adapted from a collection of ten children's stories created by Sheila Graber. A 1984 Kyinaukfilm stop-motion adaptation of How the First Letter Was Written. The Cat Who Walked by Herself, a 1988 Soviet stop-motion animated feature film based on "The Cat that Walked by Himself" from a film studio Soyuzmultfilm. Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, a 1992 British animated compilation of twelve of Rudyard Kipling's classic tales, created by Bevanfield Films and BBC, and directed by Timothy Forder. Just So Stories, a French-British animated co-production from Les Films de L'Arlequin and Je Suis Bien Content and France 3 was produced in 2008. Television Story Chest: Just So Stories, a 2024 adaptation of some of the stories produced by school's TV company Time Capsule Video Ltd.
Music Samuil Marshak's Russian translation of the final poem from The Beginning of the Armadillos was made into a song by Viktor Berkovsky and Moris Sinelnikov.На далекой Амазонке The song became popular after performances by the duet of Sergey Nikitin and Tatyana Nikitina.Татьяна и Сергей Никитины - На Далекой Амазонке
Musicals Just So, a 1984 musical by Anthony Drewe and George Stiles.
Operas The Elephant's Child was made into a children's opera by Daron Hagen in 1996, for the Kings Singers.
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