The Tale of Tom Kitten is a classic children's picture book by Beatrix Potter. It follows three kittens—Mittens, Tom Kitten, and Moppet—as their mother, Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit, prepares them for a tea party. Tom's naughtiness brings gentle humor to this charming story.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit and Children Duck THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN BY BEATRIX POTTER Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", &c. FREDERICK WARNE First published 1907 1907 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London
DEDICATED TO ALL PICKLES, —ESPECIALLY TO THOSE THAT GET UPON MY GARDEN WALL Three Kittens Once upon a time there were three little kittens, and their names were Mittens, Tom Kitten, and Moppet. They had dear little fur coats of their own; and they tumbled about the doorstep and played in the dust. But one day their mother—Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit—expected friends to tea; so she fetched the kittens indoors, to wash and dress them, before the fine company arrived. Once upon a time there were three little kittens, and their names were Mittens, Tom Kitten, and Moppet. First she scrubbed their faces (this one is Moppet). First she scrubbed their faces (this one is Moppet). Then she brushed their fur, (this one is Mittens). Then she brushed their fur, (this one is Mittens). Then she combed their tails and whiskers (this is Tom Kitten). Then she combed their tails and whiskers (this is Tom Kitten). Tom was very naughty, and he scratched. Mrs. Tabitha dressed Moppet and Mittens in clean pinafores and tuckers; and then she took all sorts of elegant uncomfortable clothes out of a chest of drawers, in order to dress up her son Thomas. She took all sorts of elegant uncomfortable clothes out of a chest of drawers, in order to dress up her son Thomas. Tom Kitten was very fat, and he had grown; several buttons burst off.
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