Tale Of Jemima Puddle-Duck
Poor Jemima. All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace, and be allowed to hatch them herself. At last she flies off and finds the perfect place. But little does the silly duck know, the charming gentleman who has lent her his woodshed is busily planning a delicious meal of . . . roast duck! ...
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Poor Jemima. All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace, and be allowed to hatch them herself. At last she flies off and finds the perfect place. But little does the silly duck know, the charming gentleman who has lent her his woodshed is busily planning a delicious meal of . . . roast duck!
Jemima was a real duck belonging to Beatrix Potter, who lived at her farm, Hill Top. The story also features Beatrix's own sheepdog, Kep, who thankfully manages to save Jemima from a nasty fate!
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is number nine in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780723206002 (0723206007)
Publish date: 01-01-1981
Publisher: Frederick Warne and Company
Pages no: 59
Edition language: English
Series: The World of Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit
Perhaps my favorite of all the Beatrix Potter stories I've read thus far. There is something impossibly hysterical about the whole thing. Hapless Jemima (with her trademark shawl and poke bonnet) wanders into the woods looking for a place to roost away from the interfering farmer. There she encou...
Jemima is a silly goose of a duck. Where can she safely lay her eggs? And who will save her from the fox?
I read all the Beatrix Potter books as a kid in the early 1990s... I re-read them many times.
I have always loved the foxy whiskered gentleman, and have always been concerned about Jemima's naivete. Poor, stupid duck. My children were rather less than impressed with how the big strong dogs save her.
15 years ago
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