Short Fiction · Character
Samuel Whiskers
An old rat with a taste for kitten dumplings, who trusses Tom Kitten in dough and debates the proper recipe.
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Also known as Sammy, Samuel, Mr. Samuel Whiskers
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Owes 22/9 for bacon; his bill is mentioned in the accounts.
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Samuel Whiskers is the patriarch of the rats infesting Tabitha Twitchit's old house, a snuff-taking schemer who finds Tom Kitten in his bed and decides to make him into a roly-poly pudding. His domestic partnership with…
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