The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter

Full of Beatrix Potter’s adorable paintings, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-duck is a good addition to a child’s library. Beatrix Potters tale of the nave Jemima Puddle-duck who falls victim to the charms of a scoundrel fox, in a lovely compact hardback edition with the. While Jemima is not really any wiser a duck at the end of the tale, it will delight both the reader and the listener alike. Jemima is a simpleton, the elegant gentleman is as conniving as a Jane Austen villain, and the sheepdog is a real hero.

This is a light-hearted, hilarious story of Beatrix Potter’s. Beatrix Potters Classic Childrens Stories in beautiful eBook editions Jemima Puddle-Duck wants to hatch her owen eggs, but she makes the very foolish. While there is a slight nursery-rhyme feel to the violence, nothing is described graphically and not depicted in the illustrations. The sheepdog and the two fox-hounds are bit on the ears and paws, all of Jemina’s eggs get gobbled up, and the elegant gentleman is taken care of by the dogs, never to be seen again. He very nearly tricks Jemima into making him a most delicious omelette, but the farm sheepdog sees he gets his just desserts, which are not spiced with herbs and onions. The elegant gentleman is obviously very crafty and fond of duck-eggs.

5 results for aunt jemima vintage Save this search Shipping to: 23917 Shop on eBay. So off she set to find a safe place to hide her eggs, and she quickly fell into the paws of the most obliging, well-mannered gentleman with the most elegant red fur and black gloves. Dolls House 12th Scale The Tale Of Jemima Puddle Duck by Beatrix Potter. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) she went on to create a series of stories based. Her sister, Rebeccah Puddle-duck, held out that it was too much trouble to sit on one’s own eggs for twenty-eight days, but Jemima was vexed, and determined to hatch her own eggs one way or another. Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The Beatrix Potter. Jemima Puddle-duck was never allowed to hatch her eggs because she was such a bad sitter.

Jemima was a real duck belonging to Beatrix Potter, who lived at her farm, Hill Top.The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix PotterĪ hilarious tale of a foolish, stubborn duck. Little does the silly duck realise that the charming gentleman who has lent her his woodshed is busily planning a delicious meal of. Potter's other works include 'The Tailor of Gloucester' published in 1902 and 'The Tale of Tom Kitten' published in 1907. Her tales are illustrated by her own hand in delicate and detailed watercolor pictures depicting her characters. At last she flies off and finds the perfect place. Other animal characters created by her include, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Mrs. All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace, and be allowed to hatch them herself.