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supporters and by excellent breakfasts. Tonight we'll read a selection of mouse

featured Beatrix Potter stories starting with Johnny Townmouse and followed

with The Tale of Two Bad Mice and The Tale of Mrs. Tittle Mouse. This episode is

dedicated to our patron Donna, who requested Asop's Fables. While we haven't

found a good public domain version of the original Fables for snoozecast, this

story by Potter is inspired by one of his Fables.

Beatrix Potter was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and

conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals, though

Potter was typical of women of her generation in having limited opportunities

for higher education. Her study and watercolors of mushrooms led to her being

widely respected in the field of my college. In all, Potter wrote 30 books, the best

known being her 23 children's tales. Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your

body into the softness of your bed. Now, take a few deep breaths.

Johnny Townmouse was born in a cupboard. Timmy Willie was born in a garden. Timmy

Willie was a little country mouse who went to town by mistake in a hamper. The

gardener sent vegetables to town once a week by carrier. He packed them in a big

hamper. The gardener left the hamper by the garden gate so that the carrier could

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