In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all ... there was a Camel, and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did not want to work; and besides, he was a Howler himself.
How The Camel Got His Hump
(listen or download from link above)
In which we are treated to one of Rudyard Kipling's lesser known Just So Stories.
See the story, a camel-ish poem, and all the illustrations with Kipling's captions.
Thank you to Will Duquette for his wonderful narration.
Thank you to Will Duquette for his wonderful narration.
According to Webster
la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
Function: noun
Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
Date: 1844
: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase; broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure
Function: noun
Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
Date: 1844
: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase; broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure
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