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THE TALE OF SQUIRREL NUTKIN
By Beatrix Potter
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THEY also took with them an offering of three fat mice as a present for Old Brown, and put them down upon his door-step.

Then Twinkleberry and the other little squirrels each made a low bow, and said politely--

“Old Mr. Brown, will you favour us with permission to gather nuts upon your island?”
 
Illustration from the classic children's story The Tale Of Squirrel Nutkin, by Beatrix Potter



BUT Nutkin was excessively impertinent in his manners. He bobbed up and down like a little red cherry, singing--

   “Riddle me, riddle me, rot-tot-tote!
    A little wee man, in a red red coat!
    A staff in his hand, and a stone in his throat;
    If you’ll tell me this riddle, I’ll give you a groat.”

Now this riddle is as old as the hills; Mr. Brown paid no attention whatever to Nutkin.

He shut his eyes obstinately and went to sleep.
 
Illustration from the classic children's story The Tale Of Squirrel Nutkin, by Beatrix Potter

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