But next morning they all came back again to Owl Island and Twinkleberry and the others brought a fine fat mole, and laid it on the stone in front of Old Brown’s doorway, and said- “Mr. The squirrels filled their little sacks with nuts and sailed away home in the evening. He shut his eyes obstinately and went to sleep. Now this riddle is as old as the hills Mr. He bobbed up and down like a little red cherry, singing-“Riddle me, riddle me, rot-tot-tote! A little wee man, in a red coat! A staff in his hand, and a stone in his throat If you’ll tell me this riddle, I’ll give you a groat (coin).” Brown, will you favour us with permission to gather nuts upon your island?” But Nutkin was excessively impolite in his manners. Then Twinkleberry and the other little squirrels each made a low bow, and said politely- “Old Mr. They also took with them an offering of three fat mice as a present for Old Brown and put them down upon his doorstep. Each squirrel had a little sack and a large oar and spread out his tail for a sail. They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts. One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green-Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake. In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown. He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and many many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake. After this he becomes furious when he is asked riddles.This is a tale about a tail-a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

Nutkin escapes, but loses most of his tail. Squirrel Nutkin dances and sings silly riddles to the owl, every day. They ask his permission to collect nuts on his island. Squirrel Nutkin's brother Twinkleberry, Nutkin and their many cousins sail to Owl Island. Potter's next book was The Tale of Peter Rabbit. The owl grabs the squirrel's tail and pulls it off. The story is about a squirrel named Nutkin who annoys an owl called Old Brown. It was published by Frederick Warne & Co. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin is a picture book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter.

The tale of squirrel nutkin