The Tale of Ginger and Pickles by Beatrix Potter
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| Author | Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943 |
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| Title | The Tale of Ginger and Pickles |
| Note | Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
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| Summary | "The Tale of Ginger and Pickles" by Beatrix Potter is a children's book written in the early 20th century. It tells the story of a quaint village shop owned by two characters: Ginger, a yellow tom-cat, and Pickles, a terrier. The book explores themes of business, community interaction, and the whimsical dynamics within a small market setting. The narrative follows Ginger and Pickles as they run their shop, which offers a variety of goods but operates on a credit system rather than cash transactions. Despite being popular with the local animals, the shop's lack of actual revenue leads to comical predicaments, including the duo having to eat their own stock due to unpaid bills. As pressure mounts from taxes and the threat of police, they eventually decide to close the shop. The closing of "Ginger and Pickles" causes a stir in the village, leading to the establishment of a new shop by Sally Henny Penny, highlighting the community's reliance on their services and the humorous trials of retail life in a charming animal world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Dogs -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Animals -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Cats -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Stores, Retail -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 14877 |
| Release Date | Feb 2, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 19, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 262 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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