The Story of Miss Moppet

Summary

The story revolves around Miss Moppet, a playful kitten who thinks she hears a mouse. A mischievous mouse peeks out from behind a cupboard and mocks her, feeling unthreatened by the young cat. In an attempt to catch him, Miss Moppet jumps, only to miss and hit her head, causing her to tie her head with a duster while the mouse observes from above. Pretending to look increasingly unwell, Miss Moppet lures the mouse closer until she suddenly pounces on him, capturing him inside the duster. Miss Moppet teasingly tosses the bundled duster around like a ball, but forgets the hole that allows the mouse to escape. He manages to wriggle out and returns to a safe spot, jubilantly dancing out of her reach once more. The story illustrates the antics and playful rivalry between cats and mice, tinged with humor and a touch of mischief.

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This is a Pussy called Miss Moppet, she thinks she has heard a mouse!

This is the Mouse peeping out behind the cupboard, and making fun of Miss Moppet. He is not afraid of a kitten.

This is Miss Moppet jumping just too late; she misses the Mouse and hits her own head.

She thinks it is a very hard cupboard!

The Mouse watches Miss Moppet from the top of the cupboard.

Miss Moppet ties up her head in a duster, and sits before the fire.


The Mouse thinks she is looking very ill. He comes sliding down the bell-pull.

Miss Moppet looks worse and worse. The Mouse comes a little nearer.

Miss Moppet holds her poor head in her paws, and looks at him through a hole in the duster. The Mouse comes very close.

And then all of a sudden—Miss Moppet jumps upon the Mouse!

And because the Mouse has teased Miss Moppet—Miss Moppet thinks she will tease the Mouse; which is not at all nice of Miss Moppet.

She ties him up in the duster, and tosses it about like a ball.


But she forgot about that hole in the duster; and when she untied it—there was no Mouse!


He has wriggled out and run away; and he is dancing a jig on the top of the cupboard!