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The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is a charming children's book by Beatrix Potter. The story follows a young girl named Lucie, who spends her time looking for missing handkerchiefs. Her search leads her to a hidden valley where she meets the kind and friendly hedgehog, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, who spends her days washing, ironing, and returning lost clothing. The book beautifully blends reality with fairytale, teaching children about kindness and friendship, while holding their attention with the intriguing concept of an animal performing human tasks.

• Children

								

birds were so very much obliged to
dear Mrs. Tiggy-winkle.

So that at the bottom of the hill
when they came to the stile, there was
nothing left to carry except Lucie's
one little bundle.

Lucie scrambled up the stile with
the bundle in her hand; and then she
turned to say "Good-night," and to
thank the washer-woman.--But what
a VERY odd thing! Mrs. Tiggy-winkle
had not waited either for thanks or
for the washing bill!

She was running running running
up the hill--and where was her white
frilled cap? and her shawl? and her
gown-and her petticoat?

And HOW small she had grown--
and HOW brown--and covered with
PRICKLES!

Why! Mrs. Tiggy-winkle was
nothing but a HEDGEHOG!
 * * * * * *

(Now some people say that little Lucie
had been asleep upon the stile--but then
how could she have found three clean
pocket-handkins and a pinny, pinned with a
silver safety-pin?

And besides--I have seen that door into
the back of the hill called Cat Bells--and
besides I am very well acquainted with dear
Mrs. Tiggy-winkle!)
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