The Tale of Ginger and Pickles

Beatrix Potter

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Project Gutenberg's The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, by Beatrix Potter This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Tale of Ginger and Pickles Author: Beatrix Potter Release Date: February 2, 2005 [EBook #14877] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TALE OF GINGER AND PICKLES *** Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. THE TALE OF GINGER AND PICKLES THE TALE OF GINGER AND PICKLES DEDICATED WITH VERY KIND REGARDS TO OLD MR. JOHN TAYLOR, WHO "THINKS HE MIGHT PASS AS A DORMOUSE!" (THREE YEARS IN BED AND NEVER A GRUMBLE!) THE TALE OF GINGER & PICKLES BY BEATRIX POTTER Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c. FREDERICK WARNE 1909 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London THE TALE OF GINGER AND PICKLES Once upon a time there was a village shop. The name over the window was "Ginger and Pickles." It was a little small shop just the right size for Dolls—Lucinda and Jane Doll-cook always bought their groceries at Ginger and Pickles. The counter inside was a convenient height for rabbits. Ginger and Pickles sold red spotty pocket-handkerchiefs at a penny three farthings.

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• Publié par: nachir
• Publié le: 08 décembre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 22
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Project Gutenberg's The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, by Beatrix Potter This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Tale of Ginger and Pickles Author: Beatrix Potter Release Date: February 2, 2005 [EBook #14877] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TALE OF GINGER AND PICKLES *** Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. THE TALE OF GI P N I G C E K R L   E A S ND

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GI P N I G C E K R L   E A S ND DEDICATED WITH VERY KIND REGARDS TO OLD MR. JOHN TAYLOR, WHO "THINKS HE MIGHT PASS AS A DORMOUSE!" (THREE YEARS IN BED AND NEVER A GRUMBLE!) GIN T G H E E R  T  & A   L PI E  C O K F LES YB BEATRIX POTTER Author of

"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c. FREDERICK WARNE 1909 by Frederick Warne & Co. Willia Pr m in   t C e l d o   w a e n s d     L b i o m u it n e d d  i ,  n B  G e r c e cl a e t  s B   r a it n a d i   n L  b o y ndon THE TALE OF GINGER AND PICKLES   Once upon a time there was a village shop. The name over the window was "Ginger and Pickles." It was a little small shop just the right size for Dolls—Lucinda and Jane Doll-cook always bought their groceries at Ginger and Pickles. The counter inside was a convenient height for rabbits. Ginger and Pickles sold red spotty

pocket-handkerchiefs at a penny three farthings. They also sold sugar, and snuff and galoshes. I n n e  f a a rl c y t,     e al v t e h r o y u th g i h n   g it  — w e a x s c   e s p u t c   h a     a fe  s w m  t a h l i l  n s g h s o  t p h  i a t t     s y o o l u d want in a hurry—like bootlaces, hair-pins and mutton chops. Ginger and Pickles were the people who kept the shop. Ginger was a yellow tom-cat, and Pickles was a terrier. T Pi h c e k   le ra s. bbits erew always  alittle  tibafraid fo

  T mi h c e e     s w h e o r p e     w ra a t s h   e a r l   s a o fr   a p i a d t   r o o f  ni G z in e g d  e b r. y mice—only the b Gi e n c g a e u r s   e u   s h u e a   l s l a y i   d r   e it q   u m e a s d te e  d h   i P s  ic m k o l u e t s h     t w o  a s t e e r r. ve them, t " h I  e c   a d n o n o o r  t  c b a e rr a y r i ," n   g s   a t i h d e   i h r l e i , t   tl "t e o     p s a e r e c   e t l h s e ." m going out at "I have the same feeling about rats," replied c P u ic st k o le m s, e   r " s b ; t u h t  e it y    w w o o u u l l d d     le n a e v v e e   r  us d   o a   n to d    g e o a   t t   o  o T u a r  b o it w ha n Twitchit's." "On the contrary, they would go nowhere," replied Ginger gloomily. ( v T il a la bi g t e h . a     S T h w e i   t d c i h d i   t n   o k t e  g p i t  v t e h   e c   re o d n i l t y .)  other shop in the  

Ginger and Pickles gave unlimited credit. Now the meaning of "credit" is this—when a c c u u s s t t o o m m e e r r    p b u u ll y i s n   g  a  ou b t  a a r   p of u   rs s e o   a a p n ,  d  in p s a t y e i a n d g    f o o f r    i t t h — e she says she will pay another time. And Pickles makes a low bow and says, "With pleasure, madam," and it is written down in a .koob The customers come again and again, and buy quantities, in spite of being afraid of Ginger and Pickles. But there is no money in what is called the "till."

The customers came in crowds every day and bought quantities, especially the toffee customers. But there was always no money; they never paid for as much as a pennyworth of peppermints. But the sales were enormous, ten times as large as Tabitha Twitchit's.

  As there was always no money, Ginger and Pickles were obliged to eat their own goods. Pickles ate biscuits and Ginger ate a dried haddock. They ate them by candle-light after the shop was closed.   When it came to Jan. 1st there was still no money, and Pickles was unable to buy a dog licence. "It is very unpleasant, I am afraid of the police," said Pickles. "It is your own fault for being a terrier; I do not require a licence, and neither does Kep, the Collie dog." "It is very uncomfortable, I am afraid I shall be summoned. I have tried in vain to get a licence upon credit at the Post Office;" said Pickles. "The place is full of policemen. I met one as I was coming home." "Let us send in the bill again to Samuel Whiskers, Ginger, he owes 22/9 for bacon."

"I do not believe that he intends to pay at all," replied Ginger. "And I feel sure that Anna Maria pockets things— Where are all the cream crackers?" "You have eaten them yourself," replied Ginger.   Ginger and Pickles retired into the back parlour.

They did accounts. They added up sums and sums, and sums. "Samuel Whiskers has run up a bill as long as his tail; he has had an ounce and three-quarters of snuff since October." " sti W c h k  a o t  f  i s s e   a s l e in v g e   n w   a p x o   u a n n d d  s f   o o u f r     b m u a t t t c er h   e a s t  ?" 1/3, and a "Send in all the bills again comp ts ,'" replied Ginger.comp,'" replied Ginger. t oeverybody htiw'