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The tale of poor Jemima is more cautionary tale than anything. It reminded me of Grimm‘s fairy tales and the like. Get out of your comfort zone, learn a little of the world, so you don‘t end up trusting foxes. Not everyone who says they‘re helping you is actually doing so. 22/1,001 #1001ChildrensBooks

Fenwicks always has an amazing Christmas window, but this years Beatrix Potter display rocks!

I grew up with these stories. My uncle used to call me Jemima Puddleduck (he still does) and my favourite of the stories was Mrs Tiggy-Winkle as my aunt used to rescue and rehabilitate hedgehogs so there were always loads around. 😊

*full disclosure, she once got 5 babies at once and I got to name them. Obviously I named them after the people in steps*

One thing I love about Beatrix Potter is that she didn't feel the need to be nice to all the animals in her stories simply for the child's benefit. She kept it real. That fox was a nasty piece of work!

I'm pretty sure the moral of this inspiration-squashing children's story is, "If everyone else thinks you're crappy at something, don't even bother trying -- you're probably just going to royally screw it up anyway."