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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

Beatrix Potter

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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

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Squirrel Nutkin, his brother Twinkleberry, and their many cousins sail to Owl Island on little rafts they have constructed of twigs. They offer resident owl Old Brown a gift and ask his permission to do their nut-collecting on his island. Nutkin however dances about impertinently singing a silly riddle. Old Brown pays no attention to Nutkin, but permits the squirrels to go about their work. Every day for six days, the squirrels offer gifts to Old Brown, and every day as well, Nutkin taunts the owl with another sing-song riddle. Eventually, Nutkin annoys Old Brown once too often. The owl seizes Nutkin and tries to skin him alive. Nutkin escapes, but not without losing most of his tail. After this he becomes furious when he is asked riddles.
This is a Tale about a tail—a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

Old Brown Flying Home

In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

At the Edge of the Lake

One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green—Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

Rafting to the Island

☾❀Miriam✩ 03/22/2024
they just wanted SOME NUTS
Ken 07/20/2020
Next up in the Beatrix Potter set is a tale of a pesky squirrel who pushes his luck a little too much...

I was quite surprised how similar in traits both Squirrel Nutkin and Peter Rabbit were.
Both pushing the boundaries and almost coming the worst of for it.
Peter was told to avoid Mr McGregor's farm
[ J o ] 04/22/2019
There is a place in my heart that is reserved only for Red Squirrels. My boyfriend cannot get in there and neither can chocolate. It pains me that I had to go all the way from the North of England to Lyon, France, just to see a Red Squirrel.

I like to think of Beatrix Potter as an illustrator first,
babyhippoface 02/13/2013
Yes, I just read this 100-year-old story for the first time today. And:

1. Twinkleberry is a good name for a squirrel. So is Nutkin, but I was unprepared for Twinkleberry.

2. Old Brown is a patient owl. Seriously, with an upstart like Nutkin being all impertinent on his doorstep. It's a wonder he didn

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