| Chippy Hackee | |
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Real Name |
Chippy Hackee |
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First Appearance |
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911) |
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Original Publisher |
Frederick Warne & Co. |
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Created by |
Beatrix Potter |
Origin[]
Chippy Hackee is a friendly, mischievous chipmunk who has run away from his wife and is camping-out in the tree. Timmy is tended by Chippy and urges the prisoner to eat the nuts stored in the tree. Mrs. Hackee refuses to enter the tree because her husband bites, Chippy Hackee refuses to leave and remains below chuckling. A fortnight later, a big wind blows off the top of the tree, and Timmy makes his escape. He hurries home through the rain, huddling under an umbrella with his wife.
Chippy Hackee continues to camp-out in the tree stump for another week, but a bear comes lumbering through the neighborhood (looking for nuts perhaps?) and Chippy decides it's time to hurry home. He suffers a cold in his head and is quite uncomfortable."And whenever that little bird sees the Chipmunks, he sings – 'Who's-been-digging-up my-nuts? Who's been digging-up my-nuts?' But nobody ever answers!" Chippy Hackee and his wife are seen in the last illustration trying to drive the little bird away with their tree-leaf umbrella.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of Chippy Hackee from before January 1, 1930 are public domain in the US.
Some notable appearances are listed below:
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911)