# Taffimai Metallumai — Just So Stories character guide

> Taffimai Metallumai in Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Taffimai

**First appearance:** 0008-how-the-alphabet-was-made

## Who they are

Taffy's full name used in the alphabet story.

## In the story

### [How the Alphabet Was Made](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/chapters/how-the-alphabet-was-made)

Taffy, the inventive daughter, initiates the creation of picture-symbols for sounds, leading to the invention of the alphabet.

### [The Crab That Played with the Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/chapters/the-crab-that-played-with-the-sea)

The little girl-daughter who observes Pau Amma's escape and later picks up the magic nut.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters/taffimai_metallumai
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters