The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
Frederick Warne & Co. | |
Publication date | July 1910 |
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Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Preceded by | The Tale of Ginger and Pickles |
Followed by | The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes |
Text | The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse at Wikisource |
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse is a book written and illustrated by
Mrs. Tittlemouse first appeared in Potter's The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. An animated adaptation of the story was featured on the BBC television anthology series, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends in 1992.
Plot
The story chronicles the hardships of the
Mrs. Tittlemouse sends the uninvited
Upon returning to her parlour, she finds the neighbour from the drain below, Mr. Jackson the toad, sitting in her rocking chair, wet and dripping water onto the floor. He stays over dinner, but declines to eat any of the food Mrs. Tittlemouse offers him; she mops up his footprints as he rummages for honey. When Mr. Jackson finds the bees he pulls out their nest.
After Mr. Jackson departs, Mrs. Tittlemouse spends a fortnight on cleaning all the mess in her home. She uses twigs to make her front door narrower. She then holds a party for five other little mice—Mr. Jackson, being no longer able to fit through the door, sits outside drinking honey dew.
Background
The character of Mrs Tittlemouse first appeared in
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse was originally produced by Potter in the form of a book with a leather cover. It was given to.Nellie Warne, the young daughter of Potter's Publisher, Harold Warne as a New Year's gift.[2]
Adaptions
An animated adaptation of the story, shown interspersed with The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, was featured on The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends in 1992.[3]
References
- ^ Lear 2007, pp. 225, 234.
- ^ Lear 2007, p. 234.
- ^ "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends – BBC One London – 27 December 1996". BBC Genome Project. 27 December 1996. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
Sources
- Lear, Linda J. (2007). Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-03123-6-934-7.