The Tale of Tom Kitten

Author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit , &c.
FREDERICK WARNE
First published 1907
1907 by Frederick Warne & Co.
Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London
DEDICATED TO ALL PICKLES, —ESPECIALLY TO THOSE THAT GET UPON MY GARDEN WALL
Once upon a time there were three little kittens, and their names were Mittens, Tom Kitten, and Moppet.
They had dear little fur coats of their own; and they tumbled about the doorstep and played in the dust.
But one day their mother—Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit—expected friends to tea; so she fetched the kittens indoors, to wash and dress them, before the fine company arrived.
First she scrubbed their faces (this one is Moppet).
Then she brushed their fur, (this one is Mittens).
Then she combed their tails and whiskers (this is Tom Kitten).