What is the role of the narrator and Best Beloved in the text? How does their presence change the stories? What elements of the narration reflect conventions or techniques suitable for reading or reciting aloud?

How does Kipling use anthropomorphism? How is the anthropomorphism here similar or different to instances elsewhere in Kipling’s canon, such as in The Jungle Book?

Discuss the title of the text. What are “just so stories,” and how is the phrase used in popular culture? What does the title suggest about the nature or purpose of the collection?