The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin is a picture book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was published by Frederick Warne & Co. in August 1903. The story is about a squirrel named Nutkin who annoys an owl called Old Brown. The owl grabs the squirrel's tail and pulls it off. Potter's next book was The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
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| Author | Beatrix Potter |
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| Illustrator | Beatrix Potter |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Frederick Warne & Co. |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Preceded by | The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
| Followed by | The Tailor of Gloucester |
Story
Squirrel Nutkin's brother Twinkleberry, Nutkin and their many cousins sail to Owl Island. They made a boat of twigs. They offer the owl Old Brown gifts. They ask his permission to collect nuts on his island. Old Brown lets the squirrels pick nuts. Squirrel Nutkin dances and sings silly riddles to the owl, every day. Finally Nutkin makes the Old Brown mad. The owl catches Nutkin. Nutkin escapes, but loses most of his tail. After this he becomes furious when he is asked riddles.
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Wikisource has original writing related to this article: |
- The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin at Project Gutenberg
- The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin at Internet Archive
- Visiting Cumbria Archived 2010-11-08 at the Wayback Machine: Photographs of Lingholm, Derwent Water, and environs
- The Riddles of Squirrel Nutkin Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine from Lyndie Chiou's children's book and music blog.
