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The Tale Of Two Bad Mice, by Beatrix Potter

The Tale Of Two Bad Mice, by Beatrix Potter

R 90.00 ZAR
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The tale is about two mice who vandalize a doll's house. After finding the food on the dining room table made of plaster, they smash the dishes, throw the doll clothing out the window, tear the bolster, and carry off a number of articles to their mouse-hole. When the little girl who owns the doll's house discovers the destruction, she positions a policeman doll outside the front door to ward off any future depredation. The two mice atone for their crime spree by putting a crooked sixpence in the doll's stocking on Christmas Eve and sweeping the house every morning with a dust-pan and broom.

The tale's themes of rebellion, insurrection, and individualism reflect not only Potter's desire to free herself of her domineering parents and build a home of her own, but her fears about independence and her frustrations with Victorian domesticity.

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Naughty Mice

A tale of two bad mice tells the story of two mice who live inside a house and once the owners are away, they sneak into a dollhouse and pretend to be human. They act like humans by sitting at the table and eating and destroying the table. They try to destroy as much as possible while the humans are away. I used to love this book as a child, definitely would recommend this to any child.

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