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The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
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Title: The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
Author: Beatrix Potter
Release Date: March 8, 2005 [eBook #15284]
Language: English
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THE TALE OF JOHNNY TOWN-MOUSE
By BEATRIX POTTER
Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c.
Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York
1918
TO AESOP IN THE SHADOWS
Johnny Town-mouse was born in a cupboard. Timmy Willie was born in a garden. Timmy Willie was a little country mouse who went to town by mistake in a hamper. The gardener sent vegetables to town once a week by carrier; he packed them in a big hamper.
The gardener left the hamper by the garden gate, so that the carrier could pick it up when he passed. Timmy Willie crept in through a hole in the wicker-work, and after eating some peas--Timmy Willie fell fast asleep.
He awoke in a fright, while the hamper was being lifted into