a collection of beatrix potter stories-第11章

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The　poster　really　was　most　'ticing。



There　was　a　rush　upon　the　opening

day。　The　shop　was　crammed

with　customers；　and　there　were

crowds　of　mice　upon　the　biscuit

canisters。



Sally　Henny　Penny　gets　rather

flustered　when　she　tries　to　count

out　change；　and　she　insists　on　being

paid　cash；　but　she　is　quite　harmless。





And　she　has　laid　in　a　remarkable

assortment　of　bargains。



There　is　something　to　please

everybody。





THE　END











THE　STORY　OF

MISS　MOPPET







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　Moppet。　He　is　not

afraid　of　a　kitten。



THIS　is　Miss　Moppet

jumping　just　too　late；

she　misses　the　Mouse　and

hits　her　own　head。



SHE　thinks　it　is　a　very

hard　cupboard！



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。　He

comes　sliding　down　the　bell…

pull。



MISS　MOPPET　looks

worse　and　worse。　The

Mouse　comes　a　little　nearer。



MISS　MOPPET　holds

her　poor　head　in　her

paws；　and　looks　at　him

through　a　hole　in　the　duster。

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。



SHE　ties　him　up　in　the

duster；　and　tosses　it

about　like　a　ball。



BUT　she　forgot　about　that

hole　in　the　duster；　and

when　she　untied　itthere

was　no　Mouse！



HE　has　wriggled　out　and

run　away；　and　he　is

dancing　a　jig　on　the　top　of

the　cupboard！





THE　END









THE　TALE　OF

MR。　JEREMY　FISHER



FOR

STEPHANIE

FROM

COUSIN　B。





ONCE　upon　a　time　there

was　a　frog　called　Mr。

Jeremy　Fisher；　he　lived　in　a

little　damp　house　amongst　the

buttercups　at　the　edge　of　a

pond。



THE　water　was　all　slippy…

sloppy　in　the　larder　and

in　the　back　passage。



But　Mr。　Jeremy　liked

getting　his　feet　wet；　nobody　ever

scolded　him；　and　he　never

caught　a　cold！



HE　was　quite　pleased　when

he　looked　out　and　saw

large　drops　of　rain；　splashing

in　the　pond



〃I　WILL　get　some　worms

and　go　fishing　and　catch

a　dish　of　minnows　for　my

dinner；〃　said　Mr。　Jeremy

Fisher。　〃If　I　catch　more　than

five　fish；　I　will　invite　my

friends　Mr。　Alderman　Ptolemy

Tortoise　and　Sir　Isaac　Newton。

The　Alderman；　however；　eats

salad。〃



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　his　boat。



THE　boat　was　round　and

green；　and　very　like　the

other　lily…leaves。　It　was

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。　〃I

know　a　good　place　for　minnows；〃

said　Mr。　Jeremy

Fisher。



MR。　JEREMY　stuck　his

pole　into　the　mud　and

fastened　his　boat　to　it。



Then　he　settled　himself

cross…legged　and　arranged　his

fishing　tackle。　He　had　the

dearest　little　red　float。　His

rod　was　a　tough　stalk　of

grass；　his　line　was　a　fine　long

white　horse…hair；　and　he　tied

a　little　wriggling　worm　at　the

end。



THE　rain　trickled　down　his

back；　and　for　nearly　an

hour　he　stared　at　the　float。



〃This　is　getting　tiresome；

I　think　I　should　like　some

lunch；〃　said　Mr。　Jeremy

Fisher。



HE　punted　back　again

amongst　the　water…

plants；　and　took　some　lunch

out　of　his　basket。



〃I　will　eat　a　butterfly

sandwich；　and　wait　till　the

shower　is　over；〃　said　Mr。

Jeremy　Fisher。



A　GREAT　big　water…beetle

came　up　underneath　the

lily　leaf　and　tweaked　the　toe

of　one　of　his　goloshes。



Mr。　Jeremy　crossed　his　legs

up　shorter；　out　of　reach；　and

went　on　eating　his　sandwich。



ONCE　or　twice　something

moved　about　with　a

rustle　and　a　splash　amongst

the　rushes　at　the　side　of　the

pond。



〃I　trust　that　is　not　a　rat；〃

said　Mr。　Jeremy　Fisher；　〃I

think　I　had　better　get　away

from　here。〃



MR。　JEREMY　shoved　the

boat　out　again　a　little

way；　and　dropped　in　the　bait。

There　was　a　bite　almost

directly；　the　float　gave　a

tremendous　bobbit！



〃A　minnow！　a　minnow！　I

have　him　by　the　nose！〃　cried

Mr。　Jeremy　Fisher；　jerking

up　his　rod。



BUT　what　a　horrible

surprise！　Instead　of　a

smooth　fat　minnow；　Mr。

Jeremy　landed　little　Jack

Sharp　the　stickleback；　covered

with　spines！



THE　stickleback　floundered

about　the　boat；　pricking

and　snapping　until　he　was

quite　out　of　breath。　Then　he

jumped　back　into　the　water。



AND　a　shoal　of　other　little

fishes　put　their　heads

out；　and　laughed　at　Mr。

Jeremy　Fisher。



AND　while　Mr。　Jeremy　sat

disconsolately　on　the

edge　of　his　boatsucking　his

sore　fingers　and　peering　down

into　the　watera　MUCH　worse

thing　happened；　a　really

FRIGHTFUL　thing　it　would　have

been；　if　Mr。　Jeremy　had　not

been　wearing　a　macintosh！



A　GREAT　big　enormous

trout　came　upker…

pflop…p…p…p！　with　a　splash

and　it　seized　Mr。　Jeremy　with

a　snap；　〃Ow！　Ow！　Ow！〃

and　then　it　turned　and　dived

down　to　the　bottom　of　the

pond！



BUT　the　trout　was　so　displeased

with　the　taste　of

the　macintosh；　that　in　less

than　half　a　minute　it　spat　him

out　again；　and　the　only　thing

it　swallowed　was　Mr。　Jeremy's

goloshes。



MR。　JEREMY　bounced　up

to　the　surface　of　the

water；　like　a　cork　and　the

bubbles　out　of　a　soda　water

bottle；　and　he　swam　with

all　his　might　to　the　edge　of

the　pond。



HE　scrambled　out　on　the

first　bank　he　came　to；

and　he　hopped　home　across

the　meadow　with　his

macintosh　all　in　tatters。



〃WHAT　a　mercy　that　was

not　a　pike！〃　said

Mr。　Jeremy　Fisher。　〃I　have

lost　my　rod　and　basket；　but

it　does　not　much　matter；　for　I

am　sure　I　should　never　have

dared　to　go　fishing　again！〃



HE　put　some　sticking

plaster　on　his　fingers；

and　his　friends　both　came　to

dinner。　He　could　not　offer

them　fish；　but　he　had　something

else　in　his　larder。



SIR　ISAAC　NEWTON

wore　his　black　and　gold

waistcoat；



AND　Mr。　Alderman　Ptolemy

Tortoise　brought　a　salad

with　him　in　a　string　bag。



AND　instead　of　a　nice　dish

of　minnowsthey　had　a

roasted　grasshopper　with

lady…bird　sauce；　which　frogs

consider　a　beautiful　treat；　but

_I_　think　it　must　have　been

nasty！





THE　END











THE　TALE　OF

TIMMY　TIPTOES





FOR

MANY　UNKNOWN　LITTLE　FRIENDS；

INCLUDING　MONICA







ONCE　upon　a　time　there　was

a　little　fat　comfortable

grey　squirrel；　called　Timmy

Tiptoes。　He　had　a　nest

thatched　with　leaves　in　the

top　of　a　tall　tree；　and　he

had　a　little　squirrel　wife　called

Goody。



TIMMY　TIPTOES　sat　out；

enjoying　the　breeze；　he

whisked　his　tail　and　chuckled

〃Little　wife　Goody；　the　nuts

are　ripe；　we　must　lay　up　a

store　for　winter　and　spring。〃

Goody　Tiptoes　was　busy

pushing　moss　under　the

thatch〃The　nest　is　so

snug；　we　shall　be　sound　asleep

all　winter。〃　〃Then　we　shall

wake　up　all　the　thinner；　when

there　is　nothing　to　eat　in

spring…time；〃　replied　prudent

Timothy。



WHEN　Timmy　and　Goody

Tiptoes　came　to　the

nut　thicket；　they　found　other

squirrels　were　there　already。



Timmy　took　off　his　jacket

and　hung　it　on　a　twig；　they

worked　away　quietly　by　themselves。



EVERY　day　they　made

several　journeys　and

picked　quantities　of　nuts。

They　carried　them　away　in

bags；　and　stored　them　in

several　hollow　stumps　near

the　tree　where　they　had　built

their　nest。



WHEN　these　stumps　were

full；　they　began　to

empty　the　bags　into　a　hole

high　up　a　tree；　that　had　belonged

to　a　wood…pecker；　the

nuts　rattled　downdown