title: The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
author:  Beatrix Potter 
description: Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter The Original &amp; Authorized Edition Published by the Penguin Group, England, USA, Australia, Canada &amp; New Zealand First published 1918 by Frederick Warne This edition (c) Frederick Warne &amp; Co., 1997 Frederick Warne has a continuing commitment to reproduce Beautrix Potter's exquisite watercolors to the highest possible standard. In 1993 and 1994, taking advantage of the latest advances in printing technology and expertise, entirely new film was made from her original book illustrations. The drawings are now reproduced with a quality and a degree of authenticity never before attainable in print.
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  # The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
  
  
  ### Beatrix Potter
  
  
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  THE TALE OF JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK
  
  by
  
  BEATRIX POTTER
  
  Author of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” &c
  
  Frederick Warne &Co., Inc. New York
  
  1908
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Illustration]
  
  
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  A FARMYARD TALE  
  FOR  
  RALPH AND BETSY
  
  
  [Illustration]
  
  What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
  
  —Listen to the story of Jemima Puddle-duck, who was annoyed because the
  farmer's wife would not let her hatch her own eggs.
  
  [Illustration]
  
  Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave
  the hatching to some one else—“I have not the patience to sit on a nest for
  twenty-eight days; and no more have you