The World According to Kipling (A Plain Tale from the Hills)

"The World According to Kipling (A Plain Tale from the Hills)" is a 2000 fantasy short story by Australian writer Geoffrey Maloney.

"The World According to Kipling (A Plain Tale from the Hills)" was first published in October 2000 in the 25th/26th edition of the Aurealis magazine by Chimaera Publications.[1] It was published alongside nine other stories by the authors John Higgins, Michael Pryor, Trent Jamieson, Simon Ng, Alistair Ong, Adam Browne, Kathryn Dean, Stephen Higgins, and Anthony Morris.[2] In 2003 it was republished in Wonder Years: The Ten Best Stories from a Decade Past, edited by Peter McNamara and published by MirrorDanse Books.[1] "The World According to Kipling (A Plain Tale from the Hills)" won the 2000 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story.[3]