The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930)

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A quick and delightful read about the origins of the "pig with a ring in his nose" from The Owl And The Pussycat. I'd forgotten it entirely since my childhood so even though I only got a few pages in before my son fell asleep last night, I had to finish it. It's one of the longer Beatrix Potter stories. I loved it. ( )

Little Pig Robinson lives on a farm with his aunts until they send him to market to sell and fetch. He is picked up by a sailor and brought to sea where he is to be eaten. The ship’s cat helps him escape to the land where the Bong Tree grows, and later brings her beloved owl there. This story makes a backstory for Lear’s “The Owl and the Pussycat” ( )