Tale of Two Bad Mice, The, Beatrix Potter
Tale of Two Bad Mice, The, Beatrix Potter
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Tale of Two Bad Mice, The

Author: Beatrix Potter

Narrator: Joan Walker

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/31/1969

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

In The Tale of Two Bad Mice, two mice, upset at learning the food in a dollhouse is fake, go on a vandalism spree. When the little girl who owns the dollhouse sees the destruction, she puts a policeman doll outside the doll house to prevent any more vandalism. To make up for their nefarious deeds, the two mice put a crooked sixpence in the doll's stocking on Christmas Eve and tidy up the house with a dust-pan and broom. The fifth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Two Bad Mice has delighted children since its release in 1904.

About Beatrix Potter

British author and artist Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated many children's books in the late nineteenth century. She is best known for her enchanting tales and endearing drawings of woodland creatures in human clothes, most notably Peter Rabbit. Her stories are simple and direct; it was important to Potter to not "write down" to the young listener or reader. Her beloved classic stories remain popular throughout the world today.

Potter was born on July 28, 1866, in Kensington, London, to a wealthy Victorian family. She was educated by governesses who encouraged her to write and who taught her art and music. When she was twenty-seven, she drew a picture and wrote a story for a sick friend about four little rabbits. Nine years later, the now-classic story "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" was published, and it became an overnight success.

Potter's literary work diminished after 1918 because her eyesight deteriorated. She devoted her last thirty years to raising Herdwick sheep and investing in real estate. Potter was the first president of the Herdwick Sheepbreeders' Association, which still exists today. Potter died on December 22, 1943, in Lancashire. She bequeathed fourteen farms, including Hill Top Farm, the setting of several of her books, and 4,000 acres to the British National Trust.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on November 05, 2016

Are the mice really that bad? Sure, they break into the house of an inanimate object (big crime I know) and smash up her stuff. But who cares? She’s only a porcelain doll. And the two mice are only trying to feed their babies. If anything they’re the victims. They’ve been teased by the fake food in t......more

Goodreads review by Paul on May 20, 2017

DON PETER RABBIT : Lucinda, we know each other for years, but this is the first time you come to me for help. I don't remember the last time you invited me to your burrow for carrots... LUCINDA : Don Peter, I'll give you anything you want... I ask for Justice. Make the two bad mice suffer as we suffer......more

Goodreads review by Manny on February 11, 2015

Celebrity Death Match Special: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch versus The Tale of Two Bad Mice "You see them often?" asked Hunca. Her tone was casual, but Tom immediately caught the edge in her voice. "Who do you mean?" he said, pretending not to understand. It was a strategy that had worked bef......more

Goodreads review by Rosemary on December 27, 2022

Two little mice called Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca invade a doll’s house while the dolls are out. Initially excited by the array of food left on the table, the excitement turns to fury when the discover that it is fake (ie. doll’s) food stuck to the plates, and completely inedible. They then trash the......more

Goodreads review by Chantal on October 31, 2024

The two mice are fun and their adventure has an good twist to it. Two mice come into a home that is not there's expecting to be feed and the food is fake so they destroy the doll house and steal stuff. The illustrations in this one are particularly cute.......more

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