# Short Fiction — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Short Fiction by Beatrix Potter.

- [The Tale of Peter Rabbit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-peter-rabbit.md): Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother's warning and enters Mr. McGregor's garden, where he is chased, loses his shoes and jacket, and narrowly escapes after a series of close calls. He returns home exhausted and ill, while hi
- [The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-squirrel-nutkin.md): Nutkin and his squirrel cousins travel to Owl Island to gather nuts, offering gifts to Old Brown. Nutkin's impertinent riddles and disrespect anger the owl, leading to a chase where Nutkin loses his tail but escapes.
- [The Tailor of Gloucester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tailor-of-gloucester.md): A poor tailor in Gloucester, tasked with making a cherry-colored coat and embroidered waistcoat for the Mayor's Christmas wedding, falls ill after sending his cat Simpkin to buy supplies. While he lies sick, a community 
- [The Tale of Benjamin Bunny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-benjamin-bunny.md): Benjamin Bunny visits his cousin Peter Rabbit, who has lost his clothes in Mr. McGregor's garden. They retrieve the clothes from the scarecrow and gather onions as a gift, but are trapped under a basket by a cat. Old Mr.
- [The Tale of Two Bad Mice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-two-bad-mice.md): Two mice, Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca, discover a beautiful doll's house and, after finding the food is inedible plaster, wreak havoc in frustration. They steal what they can, but later make amends by leaving a crooked six

> 16 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=short_fiction_7_se_32951kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-mrs-tiggy-winkle.md)
- [The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-the-pie-and-the-patty-pan.md)
- [The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-mr-jeremy-fisher.md)
- [The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-story-of-a-fierce-bad-rabbit.md)
- [The Story of Miss Moppet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-story-of-miss-moppet.md)
- [The Tale of Tom Kitten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-tom-kitten.md)
- [The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-jemima-puddle-duck.md)
- [The Tale of Samuel Whiskers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-samuel-whiskers.md)
- [The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-the-flopsy-bunnies.md)
- [The Tale of Ginger and Pickles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-ginger-and-pickles.md)
- [The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-mrs-tittlemouse.md)
- [The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-timmy-tiptoes.md)
- [The Tale of Mr. Tod](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-mr-tod.md)
- [The Tale of Pigling Bland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-pigling-bland.md)
- [The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-johnny-town-mouse.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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