TheTaleofGingerandPickles.docx
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TheTaleofGingerandPickles
THETALEOF
GINGERANDPICKLES
THETALEOF
GINGERANDPICKLES
DEDICATED
WITHVERYKINDREGARDSTOOLDMR.JOHNTAYLOR,
WHO"THINKSHEMIGHTPASSASADORMOUSE!
"
(THREEYEARSINBEDANDNEVERAGRUMBLE!
)
THETALEOF
GINGER&PICKLES
BY
BEATRIXPOTTER
Authorof
"TheTaleofPeterRabbit,"&c.
FREDERICKWARNE
1909byFrederickWarne&Co.
PrintedandboundinGreatBritainby
WilliamClowesLimited,BecclesandLondon
THETALEOF
GINGERANDPICKLES
Onceuponatimetherewasavillageshop.Thenameoverthewindowwas"GingerandPickles."
ItwasalittlesmallshopjusttherightsizeforDolls—LucindaandJaneDoll-cookalwaysboughttheirgroceriesatGingerandPickles.
Thecounterinsidewasaconvenientheightforrabbits.GingerandPicklessoldredspottypocket-handkerchiefsatapennythreefarthings.
Theyalsosoldsugar,andsnuffandgaloshes.
Infact,althoughitwassuchasmallshopitsoldnearlyeverything—exceptafewthingsthatyouwantinahurry—likebootlaces,hair-pinsandmuttonchops.
GingerandPickleswerethepeoplewhokepttheshop.Gingerwasayellowtom-cat,andPickleswasaterrier.
TherabbitswerealwaysalittlebitafraidofPickles.
Theshopwasalsopatronizedbymice—onlythemicewereratherafraidofGinger.
GingerusuallyrequestedPicklestoservethem,becausehesaiditmadehismouthwater.
"Icannotbear,"saidhe,"toseethemgoingoutatthedoorcarryingtheirlittleparcels."
"Ihavethesamefeelingaboutrats,"repliedPickles,"butitwouldneverdotoeatourowncustomers;theywouldleaveusandgotoTabithaTwitchit's."
"Onthecontrary,theywouldgonowhere,"repliedGingergloomily.
(TabithaTwitchitkepttheonlyothershopinthevillage.Shedidnotgivecredit.)
GingerandPicklesgaveunlimitedcredit.
Nowthemeaningof"credit"isthis—whenacustomerbuysabarofsoap,insteadofthecustomerpullingoutapurseandpayingforit—shesaysshewillpayanothertime.
AndPicklesmakesalowbowandsays,"Withpleasure,madam,"anditiswrittendowninabook.
Thecustomerscomeagainandagain,andbuyquantities,inspiteofbeingafraidofGingerandPickles.
Butthereisnomoneyinwhatiscalledthe"till."
Thecustomerscameincrowdseverydayandboughtquantities,especiallythetoffeecustomers.Buttherewasalwaysnomoney;theyneverpaidforasmuchasapennyworthofpeppermints.
Butthesaleswereenormous,tentimesaslargeasTabithaTwitchit's.
Astherewasalwaysnomoney,GingerandPickleswereobligedtoeattheirowngoods.
PicklesatebiscuitsandGingerateadriedhaddock.
Theyatethembycandle-lightaftertheshopwasclosed.
WhenitcametoJan.1sttherewasstillnomoney,andPickleswasunabletobuyadoglicence.
"Itisveryunpleasant,Iamafraidofthepolice,"saidPickles.
"Itisyourownfaultforbeingaterrier;Idonotrequirealicence,andneitherdoesKep,theColliedog."
"Itisveryuncomfortable,IamafraidIshallbesummoned.IhavetriedinvaintogetalicenceuponcreditatthePostOffice;"saidPickles."Theplaceisfullofpolicemen.ImetoneasIwascominghome."
"LetussendinthebillagaintoSamuelWhiskers,Ginger,heowes22/9forbacon."
"Idonotbelievethatheintendstopayatall,"repliedGinger.
"AndIfeelsurethatAnnaMariapocketsthings—Whereareallthecreamcrackers?
"
"Youhaveeatenthemyourself,"repliedGinger.
GingerandPicklesretiredintothebackparlour.
Theydidaccounts.Theyaddedupsumsandsums,andsums.
"SamuelWhiskershasrunupabillaslongashistail;hehashadanounceandthree-quartersofsnuffsinceOctober."
"Whatissevenpoundsofbutterat1/3,andastickofsealingwaxandfourmatches?
"
"Sendinallthebillsagaintoeverybody'withcompts,'"repliedGinger.
Afteratimetheyheardanoiseintheshop,asifsomethinghadbeenpushedinatthedoor.Theycameoutofthebackparlour.Therewasanenvelopelyingonthecounter,andapolicemanwritinginanote-book!
Picklesnearlyhadafit,hebarkedandhebarkedandmadelittlerushes.
"Bitehim,Pickles!
bitehim!
"splutteredGingerbehindasugar-barrel,"he'sonlyaGermandoll!
"
Thepolicemanwentonwritinginhisnotebook;twiceheputhispencilinhismouth,andoncehedippeditinthetreacle.
Picklesbarkedtillhewashoarse.Butstillthepolicemantooknonotice.Hehadbeadeyes,andhishelmetwassewedonwithstitches.
Atlengthonhislastlittlerush—Picklesfoundthattheshopwasempty.Thepolicemanhaddisappeared.
Buttheenveloperemained.
"Doyouthinkthathehasgonetofetchareallivepoliceman?
Iamafraiditisasummons,"saidPickles.
"No,"repliedGinger,whohadopenedtheenvelope,"itistheratesandtaxes,£31911-3/4."
"Thisisthelaststraw,"saidPickles,"letusclosetheshop."
Theyputuptheshutters,andleft.Buttheyhavenotremovedfromtheneighbourhood.Infactsomepeoplewishtheyhadgonefurther.
Gingerislivinginthewarren.Idonotknowwhatoccupationhepursues;helooksstoutandcomfortable.
Picklesisatpresentagamekeeper.
Theclosingoftheshopcausedgreatinconvenience.TabithaTwitchitimmediatelyraisedthepriceofeverythingahalf-penny;andshecontinuedtorefusetogivecredit.
Ofcoursetherearethetradesmen'scarts—thebutcher,thefish-manandTimothyBaker.
Butapersoncannotliveon"seedwigs"andsponge-cakeandbutter-buns—notevenwhenthesponge-cakeisasgoodasTimothy's!
AfteratimeMr.JohnDormouseandhisdaughterbegantosellpeppermintsandcandles.
Buttheydidnotkeep"self-fittingsixes";andittakesfivemicetocarryoneseveninchcandle.
Besides—thecandleswhichtheysellbehaveverystrangelyinwarmweather.
AndMissDormouserefusedtotakebacktheendswhentheywerebroughtbacktoherwithcomplaints.
AndwhenMr.JohnDormousewascomplainedto,hestayedinbed,andwouldsaynothingbut"verysnug;"whichisnotthewaytocarryonaretailbusiness.
SoeverybodywaspleasedwhenSallyHennyPennysentoutaprintedpostertosaythatshewasgoingtore-opentheshop—Henny'sOpeningSale!
Grandco-operativeJumble!
Penny'spennyprices!
Comebuy,cometry,comebuy!
"
Theposterreallywasmost'ticing.
Therewasarushupontheopeningday.Theshopwascrammedwithcustomers,andtherewerecrowdsofmiceuponthebiscuitcanisters.
SallyHennyPennygetsratherflusteredwhenshetriestocountoutchange,andsheinsistsonbeingpaidcash;butsheisquiteharmless.
Andshehaslaidinaremarkableassortmentofbargains.
Thereissomethingtopleaseeverybody.
EndofTheTaleofGingerandPickles,byBeatrixPotter
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