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id: 15137
title: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  Once upon a time there was a little girl called Lucie, who lived at a farm One day little Lucie came into the farm-yard crying--oh, she did cry so! The Kitten went on washing her white paws; so Lucie asked a speckled hen-Lucie climbed upon the stile and looked up at the hill behind ran along a steep path-way--up and up--until Little-town was right away "What''s that thing?" said Lucie--"that''s not my pocket-handkin?" Mrs. Tiggy-winkle ironed it, and goffered it, and shook out the frills. "There''s my last pocket-handkin!" said Lucie. They''re _always_ marked at washing!" said Mrs. Tiggy-winkle. "Then Mrs. Tiggy-winkle made tea--a cup for herself and a cup for Lucie. Mrs. Tiggy-winkle''s hand, holding the tea-cup, was very very brown, and Lucie''s pocket-handkerchiefs were folded up inside her clean pinny, and Then away down the hill trotted Lucie and Mrs. Tiggy-winkle with the


id: 15234
title: The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby''s letter, "and we going to invite you to come here, to supper, my dear Ribby, to eat "I will come very punctually, my dear Ribby," wrote Duchess; and then "A pink and white pie-dish--and _you_ shall eat it _all_. "I wonder if Ribby has taken _my_ pie out of the oven yet?" said "Do not talk about food, my dear Ribby," said Duchess; "what a lovely Duchess?" said Ribby. "Thank you, my dear Ribby; I was only feeling for the patty-pan." "The patty-pan that held up the pie-crust," said Duchess, blushing "Oh, I didn''t put one in, my dear Duchess," said Ribby; "I don''t think "There isn''t a patty-pan," said Ribby, looking perplexed. "There was _nothing_ in the pie," said Ribby severely. fetch Dr. Maggotty, my dear Ribby: he is a Pie himself, "I am feeling very much better my dear Ribby," said Duchess.


id: 14407
title: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  all lived Benjamin''s aunt and his cousins--Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and "Peter," said little Benjamin, in a whisper, "who has got your clothes?" Little Benjamin sat down beside his cousin and assured him that Mr. McGregor had gone out in a gig, and Mrs. McGregor also; and certainly for Little Benjamin said that the first thing to be done was to get back Little Benjamin said that it was not possible to get back up the pear-tree Peter Rabbit and little Benjamin Bunny. Little Benjamin took one look, and then, in half a minute less than no made Peter Rabbit and little Benjamin cry. The cat looked up and saw old Mr. Benjamin Bunny prancing along the top of Then he came back to the basket and took out his son Benjamin by the ears, pocket-handkerchief, and old Mrs. Rabbit strung up the onions and hung


id: 15284
title: The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  THE TALE OF JOHNNY TOWN-MOUSE Timmy Willie was a little country mouse who went to town by Timmy Willie, who had lived all his life in a garden, was almost Johnny Town-mouse and his friends noticed it; but had come tumbling in, squeaking and laughing; Timmy Willie learnt with "Try some jelly?" said Johnny Town-mouse. Johnny Town-mouse and his friends racketted about under the few days he grew so thin that Johnny Town-mouse noticed it, and "There goes that cat again!" exclaimed Johnny Town-mouse. So Timmy Willie said good-bye to his new friends, and hid in the hamper Johnny Town-mouse had half promised a visit. The winter passed; the sun came out again; Timmy Willie sat by his it is a little damp," said Johnny Town-mouse, who was carrying "That?" said Timmy Willie, "that is only a cow; I will beg a little "They say we did it; but I know better," said Johnny Town-mouse.


id: 15575
title: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers; Or, The Roly-Poly Pudding
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  She caught Moppet and Mittens, but she could not find Tom. Mrs. Tabitha went up and down all over the house, mewing for Tom Mrs. Tabitha came downstairs mewing dreadfully--"Come in, Cousin Ribby, "The chimney wants sweeping--Oh, dear me, Cousin Ribby--now Moppet and "The rats get upon my nerves, Cousin Ribby," said Tabitha. Mother, Mother," said Moppet, "there''s been an old woman rat in the "This seems funny," said Tom Kitten. "Please sir, the chimney wants sweeping," said poor Tom Kitten. "Anna Maria," said the old man rat (whose name was Samuel Whiskers),--"Anna Maria, make me a kitten dumpling roly-poly pudding for "It requires dough and a pat of butter, and a rolling-pin," said Anna "No," said Samuel Whiskers, "make it properly, Anna Maria, with "I do not think"--said Samuel Whiskers, pausing to take a look at Tom was nobody under the floor except the rolling-pin and Tom Kitten in a


id: 19805
title: The Tale of Mr. Tod
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  Now Tommy Brock did occasionally eat rabbit-pie; but it was only very The little rabbit-babies were just old enough to open their blue eyes So old Mr. Bouncer laughed; and pressed Tommy Brock to come inside, to wine." Tommy Brock squeezed himself into the rabbit hole with alacrity. Then old Mr. Bouncer smoked another pipe, and gave Tommy Brock a cabbage Benjamin Bunny set off at once after Tommy Brock. Tommy Brock''s snores continued, grunty and regular from Mr. Tod''s bed. Brock, whose snores continued solemnly in Mr. Tod''s bed. Tommy Brock opened both eyes, and looked at the rope and grinned. Tommy Brock watched him with one eye, through the window. The moment he had gone, Tommy Brock got up in a hurry; he rolled Mr. Tod''s dressing-gown into a bundle, put it into the bed beneath the pail Tommy Brock was sitting at Mr. Tod''s kitchen table, pouring out tea from


id: 17089
title: The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  [Illustration: Mrs. Tittlemouse & Bees] [Illustration: Mrs. Tittlemouse & Butterfly] [Illustration: Mrs. Tittlemouse at the Door] Mrs. Tittlemouse was a most terribly tidy particular little mouse, little dirty feet!" said Mrs. Tittlemouse, clattering her Mrs. Tittlemouse went on her way to a distant storeroom, to fetch [Illustration: Marks of little feet] say Zizz, Bizz, Bizzz?" Mrs. Tittlemouse began to get cross. Mrs. Tittlemouse had eaten the acorns before Christmas; the storeroom Mrs. Tittlemouse began to pull out the moss. Mrs. Tittlemouse decided to leave the bees till after dinner. "I am afraid I have not got any, Mr. Jackson," said Mrs. Tittlemouse. "Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Mrs. Tittlemouse!" said the smiling Mr. Jackson, "I can _smell_ it; that is why I came to call." "Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Mrs. Tittlemouse!" no honey, Mrs. Tittlemouse?" "Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Mrs. Tittlemouse; you seem to have plenty of "Will it ever be tidy again?" said poor Mrs. Tittlemouse.


id: 23350
title: Cecily Parsley''s Nursery Rhymes
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  Though flattered by imitators galore Miss Potter''s work stands supreme. FOR LITTLE PETER IN NEW ZEALAND Gentlemen came every day, This pig stayed at home; This little pig cried In walks the little dog, "I thank you kindly, little dog, "I''m little Tom Tinker''s dog, We have a little garden, We love our little garden, PETER RABBIT Peter Rabbit Books Peter Rabbit Books The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin The Tale of Benjamin Bunny The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies The Tale of Two Bad Mice The Tale of Tom Kitten The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes Peter Rabbit Books in French Pierre Lapin (Peter Rabbit) The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit Cecily Parsley''s Nursery Rhymes Cecily Parsley''s Nursery Rhymes


id: 15077
title: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  "I will get some worms and go fishing and catch a dish of minnows for my dinner," said Mr. Jeremy Fisher. Mr. Jeremy put on a macintosh, and a pair of shiny goloshes; he took his rod and basket, and set off with enormous hops to the place where he kept tied to a water-plant in the middle of the pond. Mr. Jeremy took a reed pole, and pushed the boat out into open water. know a good place for minnows," said Mr. Jeremy Fisher. "This is getting tiresome, I think I should like some lunch," said Mr. Jeremy Fisher. "I trust that is not a rat," said Mr. Jeremy Fisher; "I think I had better Mr. Jeremy shoved the boat out again a little way, and dropped in the Mr. Jeremy bounced up to the surface of the water, like a cork and the "What a mercy that was not a pike!" said Mr. Jeremy Fisher.


id: 14220
title: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin Flopsy. cabbages from Flopsy''s brother, Peter Rabbit, who kept a nursery garden. When this happened, the Flopsy Bunnies went across the field to a rubbish The Flopsy Bunnies simply stuffed lettuces. The little Flopsy Bunnies slept delightfully in the warm sun. She rustled across the paper bag, and awakened Benjamin Bunny. sackful of lawn mowings right upon the top of the sleeping Flopsy Bunnies! While he was gone, Mrs. Flopsy Bunny (who had remained at home) came Then the mouse came out of her jam pot, and Benjamin took the paper bag Mr. McGregor came back and picked up the sack, and carried it off. "One, two, three, four, five, six leetle rabbits!" said Mr. McGregor. Mrs. McGregor took hold of the sack and felt it. Mrs. McGregor untied the sack and put her hand inside. THE TALE OF THE FLOPSY BUNNIES


id: 14877
title: The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  THE TALE OF GINGER & PICKLES THE TALE OF GINGER & PICKLES "Ginger and Pickles." Doll-cook always bought their groceries at Ginger and Pickles. Pickles sold red spotty pocket-handkerchiefs at a penny three farthings. Ginger and Pickles were the people who kept the shop. The rabbits were always a little bit afraid of Pickles. Ginger usually requested Pickles to serve them, because he said it made Ginger and Pickles gave unlimited credit. afraid of Ginger and Pickles. As there was always no money, Ginger and Pickles were obliged to eat Pickles ate biscuits and Ginger ate a dried haddock. in vain to get a licence upon credit at the Post Office;" said Pickles. Ginger and Pickles retired into the back parlour. At length on his last little rush--Pickles found that the shop was empty. "This is the last straw," said Pickles, "let us close the shop."


id: 14872
title: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  house of an owl who is called Old Brown. were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little "Old Mr. Brown, will you favour us with permission to gather nuts upon Now this riddle is as old as the hills; Mr. Brown paid no attention The squirrels filled their little sacks with nuts, and sailed away home in caught seven fat minnows as a present for Old Brown. Twinkleberry and six other little squirrels each carried a fat minnow; but But old Mr. Brown took no interest in riddles--not even when the answer The other squirrels hunted up and down the nut bushes; but Nutkin Old Mr. Brown turned up his eyes in disgust at the impertinence of Nutkin. The squirrels filled their little sacks with nuts. Nutkin danced up and down like a _sunbeam_; but still Old Brown said Old Brown carried Nutkin into his house, and held him up by the tail,


id: 14838
title: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail, who were good little bunnies, went But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregor''s Peter was most dreadfully frightened; he rushed all over the garden, Peter gave himself up for lost, and shed big tears; but his sobs were Mr. McGregor was quite sure that Peter was somewhere in the Presently Peter sneezed--''Kertyschoo!'' Mr. McGregor was after him in he was tired of running after Peter. Peter began to cry. Peter scuttered underneath the bushes. turned towards Peter, and beyond him was the gate! Peter got down very quietly off the wheelbarrow; and started running Mr. McGregor caught sight of him at the corner, but Peter did not Peter never stopped running or looked behind him till he got home to second little jacket and pair of shoes that Peter had lost in a But Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail had bread and milk and


id: 14837
title: The Tale of Tom Kitten
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  Mittens, Tom Kitten, and Moppet. But one day their mother--Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit--expected friends to tea; Mrs. Tabitha dressed Moppet and Mittens in clean pinafores and tuckers; Tom Kitten was very fat, and he had grown; several buttons burst off. "Let us climb up the rockery, and sit on the garden wall," said Moppet. Tom Kitten was quite unable to jump when walking upon his hind legs in after her; the pinafores and all the rest of Tom''s clothes came off on the Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck," said Moppet--"Come and help us to dress But he put them on _himself!_ They fitted him even worse than Tom Kitten. "It''s a very fine morning!" said Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck. Then Tabitha Twitchit came down the garden and found her kittens on the tell you more about Tom Kitten! And Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck, and Jemima and Rebeccah, have been looking for


id: 14814
title: The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  THE TALE OF JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK --Listen to the story of Jemima Puddle-duck, who was annoyed because the Jemima Puddle-duck. Jemima Puddle-duck became quite desperate. "Quack?" said Jemima Puddle-duck, with her head and her bonnet on one indeed!" said the gentleman with sandy whiskers, looking Jemima Puddle-duck was rather surprised to find such a vast quantity of When she came out, the sandy whiskered gentleman was sitting on a log Jemima Puddle-duck came every afternoon; she laid nine eggs in the nest. Where do you go every afternoon by yourself, Jemima Puddle-duck?" Jemima Puddle-duck went up the cart-road for the last time, on a sunny Jemima Puddle-duck had never heard him speak like Presently Kep opened the door of the shed, and let out Jemima Puddle-duck. Jemima Puddle-duck was escorted home in tears on account of those eggs. Jemima Puddle-duck said that it was because of her nerves; but she had


id: 14797
title: The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  tree; and he had a little squirrel wife called Goody. chuckled--"Little wife Goody, the nuts are ripe; we must lay up a store When Timmy and Goody Tiptoes came to the nut thicket, they found other "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, bush where Timmy and Goody Tiptoes were quietly tying up their bags, and Timmy Tiptoes went on with his work without replying; indeed, the little Timmy Tiptoes made no reply; he had tumbled down inside the tree, upon Goody Tiptoes picked up the nut bags and went home. said Mrs. Goody Tiptoes; "but where is Chippy Hackee? Tiptoes, has run away too." "I know where Chippy is; a little bird told "You could squeeze in, through that little round hole," said Goody Then Goody peeped in at the hole, and called down--"Timmy Tiptoes! And now Timmy and Goody Tiptoes keep their nut-store fastened up with a


id: 14868
title: The Tailor of Gloucester
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor. coat of cherry-coloured corded silk embroidered with pansies and roses, for mice!" said the Tailor of Gloucester. Now all day long while the tailor was out at work, Simpkin kept house by Out stepped a little live lady mouse, and made a curtsey to the tailor! The little mice came out again, and listened to the tailor; they took to house; and not one mouse was left in the tailor''s kitchen when Simpkin "Simpkin," said the tailor, "where is my TWIST?" "Simpkin," said the tailor, "where is my TWIST?" Whenever the tailor muttered and talked in his sleep, Simpkin said Christmas dinner for Simpkin and the poor old Tailor of Gloucester. of the chimes--and Simpkin heard it, and came out of the tailor''s door, From the tailor''s shop in Westgate came a glow of light; and when Simpkin


id: 14848
title: The Story of Miss Moppet
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  FREDERICK WARNE 1906 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by This is a Pussy called Miss Moppet, she thinks she has heard a mouse! This is the Mouse peeping out behind the cupboard, and making fun of Miss This is Miss Moppet jumping just too late; she misses the Mouse and hits The Mouse watches Miss Moppet from the top of the cupboard. Miss Moppet ties up her head in a duster, and sits before the fire. The Mouse thinks she is looking very ill. Miss Moppet looks worse and worse. Miss Moppet holds her poor head in her paws, and looks at him through a The Mouse comes _very_ close. And then all of a sudden--Miss Moppet jumps upon the Mouse! And because the Mouse has teased Miss Moppet--Miss Moppet thinks she will tease the Mouse; which is not at all nice of Miss Moppet.


id: 12103
title: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  THE REAL LITTLE LUCIE Lucie, who lived at a farm called Little-town. One day little Lucie came Little-town--a hill that goes Lucie opened the door: and inside the hill?--a nice clean cap--where Lucie had yellow The little person made a please''m; my name is Mrs. Tiggy-winkle; oh, yes if you "That isn''t my pinny?" said Lucie. Lucie--"and there''s my pinny!" Mrs. Tiggy-winkle ironed it, go barefoot!" said Mrs. Tiggy-winkle. that one belongs to old Mrs. Rabbit; and it did so smell mine," said Lucie. mine," said Lucie. little white things?" "There''s my last pockethandkin!" said Lucie. fluffy things?" said Lucie. belonging to the little lambs at washing!" said Mrs. Tiggy-winkle. at washing!" said Mrs. Tiggy-winkle. and a cup for Lucie. that Lucie didn''t like to sit clothes in bundles; and Lucie''s trotted Lucie and Mrs. Tiggy-winkle and the bundles dear Mrs. Tiggy-winkle. Mrs. Tiggy-winkle Mrs. Tiggy-winkle Mrs. Tiggy-winkle Mrs. Tiggy-winkle


id: 45264
title: The Tale of Two Bad Mice
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  ONCE upon a time there was a very beautiful doll''s-house; it was red IT belonged to two Dolls called Lucinda and Jane; at least it belonged TOM THUMB and Hunca Munca went upstairs and peeped into the TOM THUMB set to work at once to carve the ham. HUNCA MUNCA stood up in her chair, and chopped at the ham with another "It''s as hard as the hams at the cheesemonger''s," said Hunca Munca. "Let it alone," said Tom Thumb; "give me some fish, Hunca Munca!" HUNCA MUNCA tried every tin spoon in turn; the fish was glued to the TOM THUMB went up the kitchen chimney and looked out at the top--there WHILE Tom Thumb was up the chimney, Hunca Munca had another THEN Hunca Munca went back and fetched a chair, a book-case, a coal-box--but Hunca Munca has got the cradle, and some of Lucinda''s


id: 45265
title: The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  THE STORY OF A FIERCE BAD RABBIT THE STORY OF A FIERCE BAD RABBIT "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc._ LONDON LONDON PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN THIS is a fierce bad Rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail. THIS is a nice gentle Rabbit. His mother has given him a carrot. THE bad Rabbit would like some carrot. AND he scratches the good Rabbit very badly. THE good Rabbit creeps away, and hides in a hole. THIS is a man with a gun. HE sees something sitting on a bench. HE comes creeping up behind the trees. BUT this is all he finds on the bench, when he rushes up with his gun. THE good Rabbit peeps out of its hole, AND it sees the bad Rabbit tearing past--without any tail or whiskers! PRINTED FOR THE PUBLISHERS BY R. 4 CARMELITE STREET, LONDON, E.C.4.


