Project Gutenberg 2020-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 184 Kipling, Rudyard 1865 1936 Kipling, R. (Rudyard) Kipling, Joseph Rudyard Wee Willie Winkie, and Other Stories. Volume 2 (of 2) The man who would be king -- Wee Willie Winkie -- Baa, baa, black sheep -- His Majesty the King -- The drums of the Fore and Aft. Produced by Richard Tonsing, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This volume features tales that capture the diverse experiences of British life in India, with themes ranging from adventure to cultural encounters. The main narrative introduces Wee Willie Winkie, a precocious child of a British officer who faces the challenges of growing up in a military environment while navigating the complexity of relationships and responsibility. The opening of the collection begins with the story “The Man Who Would Be King,” featuring characters Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan, two English adventurers who dream of becoming kings in the uncharted territory of Kafiristan. Their tale unfolds as they plan to take control of this remote region by disguising themselves as gods, which leads them through humorous and dangerous exploits. As the story progresses, the duo faces cultural misunderstandings and ultimately darker consequences. The narrative sets the tone for Kipling's exploration of colonial attitudes and the consequences of ambition and hubris in a land steeped in its own traditions and complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children -- Fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction Children of military personnel -- Fiction India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction Short stories, English Great Britain. Army -- Military life -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 325968 2025-07-25T08:08:38.467423 text/html 303413 2024-10-18T07:18:52 text/html 375380 2025-07-25T08:08:44.093383 application/epub+zip 377386 2025-07-25T08:08:39.736367 application/epub+zip 198335 2025-07-25T08:08:39.166365 application/epub+zip 461161 2025-07-25T08:08:47.272311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438508 2025-07-25T08:08:43.296472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259944 2022-09-28T16:25:33.234420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282530 2025-07-25T08:08:37.937397 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 262593 2024-10-18T07:18:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18102 2025-07-25T08:08:47.414397 application/rdf+xml 14956 2025-07-25T08:08:39.265353 image/jpeg 2051 2025-07-25T08:08:39.215356 image/jpeg 352693 2025-07-25T08:08:38.496362 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia