Short Fiction · Character
Simpkin
A cat who hisses at his master's outstretched hand, then creeps into the snowy street and returns with the red silk that saves the tailor's coat.
supporting
First appearance: The Tailor of Gloucester
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Simpkin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The tailor's cat, who is sent to buy supplies and later hunts for mice, but is locked out of the shop.
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Simpkin lives with the tailor of Gloucester, holds the teapot, and sulks when the old man frees the mice he had trapped. His resentment curdles into a small cruelty: he hides the twist of silk the tailor needs to finish…
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See Simpkin in The Tailor of GloucesterNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Simpkin in The Tailor of Gloucester