# Goody — Short Fiction character guide

> Goody in Short Fiction by Beatrix Potter.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** wife Goody, Goody Tiptoes, Mrs. Goody Tiptoes, Tiptoes

**First appearance:** 0016-the-tale-of-timmy-tiptoes

## Snapshot

Timmy Tiptoes's anxious wife, who frets over her husband's secretive nut-hoarding and the company he keeps.

## Who they are

Goody Tiptoes is a worried wife in a community of squirrels where husbands are prone to disappearing into hollow trees with their stores of nuts. Her concern for Timmy's safety and her suspicion of his evasions give the tale its domestic tension, grounding the woodland politics in a recognizable marriage of small worries and unspoken fears. She matters because her anxiety proves justified, and her presence makes Timmy's eventual return matter more than any mere cache of nuts.

## In the story

### [The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_7_se/chapters/the-tale-of-timmy-tiptoes)

Timmy's wife who helps gather nuts, searches for him, and eventually reunites with him.

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