6/25/2023 0 Comments The tale of puddle duck![]() ![]() Potter indicated the tale was a revision of " Little Red Riding Hood" with Jemima, the fox, and the dog acting as parallels to the fairy tale's heroine, wolf, and woodcutter. ![]() Kep, a collie on the farm, discovers Jemima's whereabouts and rescues her just in time. Jemima accepts his invitation, little realising her danger: the fox plans to kill and roast her. Jemima searches for a place away from the farm where she can hatch her eggs without human interference, and naively confides her woes to a suave fox who invites her to nest in a shed at his home. Jemima is a domestic duck of the Aylesbury breed, whose eggs are routinely confiscated by the farmer's wife because she believes Jemima to be a poor sitter. Jemima Puddle-Duck was the first of her books set wholly at the farm with background illustrations based on the farm buildings and yard, and nearby locales. Following the purchase, her works began to focus on country and village life, incorporating large casts of animal characters and sinister villains. Potter composed the book at Hill Top, a working farm in the Lake District she bought in 1905. ![]() ![]() It was first published by Frederick Warne & Co. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding ![]()
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