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A mother's warning, a tempting garden, and a rabbit who cannot resist: small adventures carry real danger here.
In A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories, animals wear coats and shawls, keep house, and get into trouble. The Tale of Peter Rabbit begins beneath a fir tree, where Mrs. Rabbit warns her children away from Mr. McGregor's garden. Peter wants a good meal, but the gardener fiercely guards his vegetables.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny brings Peter's confident cousin into the garden to recover his lost clothes. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck follows a duck seeking a nest of her own. In The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Lucie's search for missing clothes leads her to a hedgehog washerwoman. Each short tale gives its creatures clear wants and small dangers.
What you’ll discover
- Trouble among the vegetables Follow Peter into a guarded garden, where a tempting meal becomes a race for safety.
- A cousin with confidence Meet Benjamin Bunny, whose boldness draws Peter back toward the place his mother warns against.
- A nest of her own Share Jemima's longing for a quiet place where she can hatch her own eggs.
- The hillside washerwoman Join Lucie's search and meet Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, busy sorting and ironing the hill creatures' clothes.
- Small tales, clear voices Enjoy careful prose and distinct animal characters in stories short enough for a single sitting.
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For parents and grandparents who love gentle bedtime stories, for new readers, and for anyone who enjoys the English countryside, animal adventures and clear, careful prose.
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- A warning given, and a garden entered
- Peter runs for his life
- Benjamin Bunny leads his cousin back
- Jemima Puddle-Duck wants a nest of her own
- Lucie meets Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
- What the tales are really about, and how they are told
Who’s who
- Peter RabbitA curious and naughty young rabbit who cannot resist Mr. McGregor's vegetables and wants only a good meal and a safe way home.
- Mrs. RabbitPeter's mother, a widow who keeps her family fed and safe and who warns her children away from the garden.
- Mr. McGregorThe gardener who guards his vegetables fiercely and chases any rabbit he finds among them.
- Benjamin BunnyPeter's confident cousin, who is not afraid of the garden and leads Peter back to get his lost clothes.
- Jemima Puddle-DuckA farmyard duck who longs to hatch her own eggs and sets out to find a quiet nesting place.
- KepThe farm collie, who is watchful and shrewd and keeps an eye on the ducks.
- LucieA kind little girl at Littletown farm who searches the hillside for her lost handkerchiefs and pinafore.
- Mrs. Tiggy-WinkleA brisk hedgehog washerwoman who irons and sorts the clothes of the creatures of the hills.
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Recueil d’histoires de Beatrix Potter
Peter Rabbit slips into Mr. McGregor's garden for a meal and must find a safe way home.
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Beatrix Potter wrote and painted small books for small hands. Her animals wear coats and shawls, keep house, and get into trouble very much as children do.
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A warning given, and a garden entered
The Tale of Peter Rabbit opens with a family under a big fir tree. There are four young rabbits named Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter. Their mother is a widow who earns a living by selling things she makes. One morning she tells the children they may play in the fields or down the lane, but they must not go into Mr. McGregor's garden.
She gives a reason, and it is a grim one. Their father had an accident there, and Mrs. McGregor put him in a pie. Potter says this plainly and moves on, which is part of her charm. She never talks down to a child, and she trusts the listener to feel the danger without a lecture.
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What is The Tale of Peter Rabbit about?
It tells of a young rabbit who ignores his mother's warning and sneaks into Mr. McGregor's garden to eat vegetables. He is chased by the gardener, loses his clothes, and has to find his way home.
Who is Benjamin Bunny in Beatrix Potter's stories?
Benjamin Bunny is Peter Rabbit's cousin. He is bolder than Peter and persuades him to go back to Mr. McGregor's garden to fetch the clothes Peter left behind.
Are Beatrix Potter's stories based on real places?
Yes, many are. Potter set tales in the Lake District, such as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle on the hill called Cat Bells, and she drew real gardens, walls and farms. The animals themselves are invented, but the settings are real.
The author
Beatrix Potter
1866–1943 · British children's writer and illustrator
British children's writer and illustrator.
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