The Story of Miss Moppet by Beatrix Potter
"The Story of Miss Moppet" by Beatrix Potter is a charming children's story published in the early 20th century. The book follows the adventures of Miss Moppet, a curious kitten who believes she has encountered a mouse, exploring themes of playful mischief and lightly imparting lessons on teasing and consequence. In this delightful tale, we are introduced to Miss Moppet, a kitten who thinks she has spotted a mouse. As she attemptsto capture the mouse, her efforts comically backfire, resulting in her accidentally hitting her head. The mouse, full of cheek, enjoys teasing her by observing from a safe distance. Undeterred, Miss Moppet eventually catches the mouse but, in a twist of fate, ends up losing him when she forgets about a hole in her duster. The story concludes with the mouse joyfully dancing on the cupboard, illustrating the humorous nature of their interactions and the playful spirit that characterizes Potter's beloved works. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943 |
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| Title | The Story of Miss Moppet |
| Note | Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Miss_Moppet |
| Credits | Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net). |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Mice -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Kittens -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 14848 |
| Release Date | Jan 31, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 19, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 453 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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