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Beatrix Potter was born in South Kensington, London in 1866. She had little opportunity to mix with other children. Even Potter's younger brother, Bertram, was rarely at home; he was sent to boarding school, leaving Beatrix alone with her pet animals. She had frogs and newts and even a pet bat. She also had two rabbits -- the first was Benjamin, whom she described as "an impudent, cheeky little thing", while the second was Peter, whom she took everywhere with her, even on the occasional outings, on a little lead.
Potter would watch these animals for hours on end, sketching them. Gradually the sketches became better and better and are included in this
video.
A little girl called Lucie loses her
handkerchiefs and goes on a search for them. She sees some white
cloths on the grass high up a hill and climbs up to discover a
little hedgehog washerwoman, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, with her
handkerchiefs freshly laundered, along with many other
interesting articles such as stockings for a hen.
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