 Mrs. Tittlemouse is a <unk> who lives in a " funny house " of long passages and storerooms beneath a hedge . Her efforts to keep her dwelling tidy are thwarted by insect and arachnid intruders who create all sorts of messes about the place : a lost beetle leaves dirty footprints in a passage and a spider inquiring after Miss Muffet leaves bits of cobweb here and there . Her toad neighbour Mr. Jackson lets himself into her parlour , stays for dinner , and searches her storerooms for honey but leaves a mess behind . Poor Mrs. Tittlemouse wonders if her home will ever be tidy again , but after a good night 's sleep , she gives her house a fortnight 's spring cleaning , polishes her little tin spoons , and holds a party for her friends . 
