She then unwisely allows them to play outside, but they then lose their clothes to some passing ducks, including Jemima Puddle-Duck. Tabitha has invited some friends for tea (maybe even Ribby) and washes and dresses her children for the occasion. The Tale of Tom Kitten showed Tabitha and her kittens, Moppet, Mittens and Tom Kitten, living in Potter's own home at Hill Top. In her next book, The Tale of Tom Kitten, published the following year, Moppet was shown to be one of Tabitha Twitchit's children. The Story of Miss Moppet was a fold-up book also written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, in which the titular kitten has problems with a mouse. However, after a great deal of confusion and chaos as a result of the tea party with Duchess, Ribby decides that in future she will invite Cousin Tabitha Twitchit instead. Privately, Ribby considers Duchess superior company to Tabitha - though the two cats do enjoy a good gossip while Ribby is at the shop purchasing goods. "Just as if there were no CATS in Sawrey!" mutters Tabitha. Tabitha is rather peeved when her cousin Ribby tells her that she is having tea with Duchess the dog. Tabitha is shown working at her shop and the illustrations include kittens, presumably her own, playing outside. Books The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905) Among the animals there was a cat called Tabitha Twitchit. The success of her early books enabled Potter to purchase a farm called Hill Top in Cumbria.
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