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The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
First edition cover
AuthorBeatrix Potter
IllustratorBeatrix Potter
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherFrederick Warne & Co
Publication date1908
Publication placeEngland
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Preceded byThe Tale of Tom Kitten 
Followed byThe Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, The Roly-Poly Pudding 

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is a book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1908. The protagonist Jemima Puddle-Duck first appeared in The Tale of Tom Kitten.

Plot

Jemima Puddle-Duck is not allowed to keep the eggs she lays at the farm, so she seeks out a nesting place in the forest. A charming gentleman fox talks her into nesting at his house on a mysteriously ample supply of feathers. He sends the naive Jemima out to collect traditional herbs for stuffing a duck, saying it is for an omelette. The farm collie, Kep, is able to see through the fox's plan and rescues Jemima. She is eventually able to hatch four ducklings back at the farm.

Origins

Jemima Puddle-Duck with the gentleman fox

The tale is set in Potter's Lake District farm, Hill Top.

Adaptations

In 1993, an animated film adaptation of the story was featured on the BBC television anthology series, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends where it was shown along with The Tale of Tom Kitten.

Sources

  • Taylor, Judy (1987). Beatrix Potter, 1866-1943. London: Frederick Warne Publishers. ISBN 0-7232-3561-9.

External links

  1. Taylor 1987, p. 26.
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