The Story of Miss Moppet (1906)

Illustration: Miss Moppet

This is a Pussy called Miss Moppet, she thinks she has heard a mouse!

Illustration: Mouse

This is the Mouse peeping out behind the cupboard, and making fun of Miss Moppet. He is not afraid of a kitten.

Illustration: This is Miss Moppet jumping just too late.

This is Miss Moppet jumping just too late; she misses the Mouse and hits her own head.

Illustration: She thinks it is a very hard cupboard!

She thinks it is a very hard cupboard!

Illustration: The Mouse watches Miss Moppet from the top of the cupboard.

The Mouse watches Miss Moppet from the top of the cupboard.

Illustration: Miss Moppet ties up her head in a duster, and sits before the fire.

Miss Moppet ties up her head in a duster, and sits before the fire.

Illustration: Mouse comes sliding down the bell-pull.

The Mouse thinks she is looking very ill. He comes sliding down the bell-pull.

Illustration: The Mouse comes a little nearer.

Miss Moppet looks worse and worse. The Mouse comes a little nearer.

Illustration: Miss Moppet holds her poor head in her paws, and looks at him through a hole in the duster.

Miss Moppet holds her poor head in her paws, and looks at him through a hole in the duster. The Mouse comes very close.

Illustration: Miss Moppet thinks she will tease the Mouse.

And then all of a sudden — Miss Moppet jumps upon the Mouse!

Illustration: She ties him up in the duster...

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.

Illustration: ...and tosses it about like a ball.

She ties him up in the duster, and tosses it about like a ball.

Illustration: But she forgot about that hole in the duster.

But she forgot about that hole in the duster; and when she untied it — there was no Mouse!

Illustration: He has wriggled out and run away; and he is dancing a jig on the top of the cupboard!

He has wriggled out and run away; and he is dancing a jig on the top of the cupboard!


Illustration: The Mouse

Frederick Warne

First published 1906

Copyright 1906 by Frederick Warne & Co.

Printed and bound in Great Britain by
William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London