The Tale of Ginger and Pickles

Project Gutenberg's The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, by Beatrix PotterThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Tale of Ginger and PicklesAuthor: Beatrix PotterRelease Date: February 2, 2005 [EBook #14877]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TALE OF GINGER AND PICKLES ***Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the PG OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team.THE TALE OF GINGER AND PICKLESDEDICATEDWITH VERY KIND REGARDS TO OLD MR. JOHN TAYLOR,WHO "THINKS HE MIGHT PASS AS A DORMOUSE!" (THREE YEARS IN BED AND NEVER A GRUMBLE!)[Illustration]THE TALE OF GINGER & PICKLESBY BEATRIX POTTER_Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._[Illustration]FREDERICK WARNE1909 by Frederick Warne & Co.Printed and bound in Great Britain byWilliam Clowes Limited, Beccles and London[Illustration]Once upon a time there was a village shop. The name over the window was"Ginger and Pickles."It was a little small shop just the right size for Dolls--Lucinda and JaneDoll-cook always bought their groceries at Ginger and Pickles.The counter inside was a convenient height for rabbits. Ginger andPickles sold red spotty pocket-handkerchiefs at a penny three farthings.They also sold sugar, and snuff ...