The tale of Tom Kitten

OFMm: KITTENTRIX POTTERTF.WARNE&CL.|THE TALEOFKITTENTOM/-mmmTHE TALE OFTOM KITTENPOTTERBEATRIXLONDONWARNE & LTD.FREDERICK CO.,AND NEW YORK[All rights reserved]Co,in all countriesCopyrightto the Berne ConventionsignatoryFrederick Warm & Co. Lid.London, England05317Printed the Publisher*for& Sons Norwichby Jarrold Ltd.,DEDICATEDTO ALLPICKLES,TO THOSE THATESPECIALLYWALLMY GARDENGET UPON/^\NCE a time thereuponwere three little kittens,and their names were Mittens,Tom andKitten, Moppet.had dear little furTheyof their andcoats own; theythetumbled about doorstepand in the dust.played"DUT one their motherdayMrs. Tabitha Twitchit-friends to so sheexpected tea;fetched the kittens toindoors,wash and dress beforethem,the fine arrived.company10ii\,1 1scrubbed theirsheTHIRSTone isfaces, (this Moppet).T^HEN she brushed their fur,one is(this Mittens).i6HPHEN she combed theirtails and whiskers, (thisisTom Kitten).andTom was very naughty,he scratched.TABITHA dressedand Mittens inMoppetclean and tuckers;pinaforesall sorts ofand then she tookclothesuncomfortableelegantout of a chest of indrawers,order to dress her sonupThomas.181j^n20KITTEN was veryand he hadfat, grown;several buttons burst off. Hismother sewed them on again.'21the three kittensXAfHENwere Mrs. Tabithaready,turned them out intounwiselythe to be out of thegarden,while she made hotwaybuttered toast."Now frockskeep yourchildren ! You ...