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Mittens

A small cat who hides in an empty jar during the dough-pan crisis and reports a butter-stealing rat to her frantic mother.

supporting

Also known as Moppet and Mittens

First appearance: The Tale of Tom Kitten

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Mittens is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

One of the three kittens who laughs and falls off the wall.
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Mittens is one of Tabitha Twitchit's kittens, sister to Moppet and Tom, and she is discovered trembling inside a dairy jar while the household searches for a thief. Her breathless account of an enormous rat who made off…

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Mittens appears across 2 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See Mittens in The Tale of Tom Kitten