The Story of Miss Moppet

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The Story of Miss Moppet is a book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was first published in 1906 and centers on Moppet, one of Tom Kitten’s sisters.

Teased by a mouse, Moppet attempts to catch the mouse, but is too late. Appearing unwell, she wraps her head in a duster and sits before the fire. The mouse’s curiosity piqued, he emerges from his hiding place and creeps closer and closer to Moppet. Watching the mouse’s movements through a hole in the duster, Moppet waits until he is close enough before she pounces and captures him, tying him up in the duster and tossing it around as payback for his prior teasing. However, the mouse is able to escape because of the hole in the duster.

[edit] External links

• The Story of Miss Moppet, available at Project Gutenberg.