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| Author | Beatrix Potter |
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| Illustrator | Beatrix Potter |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Frederick Warne & Co |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Published in English | 1904 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | NA Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Preceded by | The Tale of Benjamin Bunny |
| Followed by | The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle |
The Tale of Two Bad Mice is a book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was first published in 1904.
The story features two mice named Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca. Tom Thumb is a traditional hero in English folklore, and the name Hunca Munca comes from Henry Fielding's 1730 play Tom Thumb, where Huncamunca is a princess betrothed to marry Tom Thumb.
Plot Summary
The story is about the exploits of two mice named Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca who break into a dollhouse, while its occupants are out for a walk. The two mice wreak havoc, especially Tom Thumb, smashing plaster plates of pretend food, upending dishes and shredding feather beds, before finally running back to their hole with a fair number of things from the house. In response the little girl who owns the dollhouse buys a policeman doll, while the nurse buys a mousetrap. In repentance for causing so much trouble, Tom Thumb pays for all his breakages, and Hunca Munca goes, each morning, into the dollhouse to clean it.
Adaptions
An animated adaptation of the story, shown alongside The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, was featured on The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends in 1995.
Cultural references
Bryan Talbot's 1996 graphic novel, The Tale of One Bad Rat makes heavy reference to this book and other works by Beatrix Potter.
External links
The Tale of Two Bad Mice at Wired for Books
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