| Tom Kitten | |
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Real Name |
Tom |
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First Appearance |
The Tale of Tom Kitten (1907) |
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Original Publisher |
Frederick Warne & Co. |
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Created by |
Beatrix Potter |
Origin[]
Tom Kitten is a mischievous little kitten who loves to play and get into trouble.
He is the only son of Tabitha Twitchit, and the brother of Moppet and Mittens, who are his sisters.
In Tale of Tom Kitten, he and his sisters took off their clothing and gave them to the ducks. However their mother catch them in the act, berates, and put her three kittens in their room as a punishment. While their mother was having a tea party with her cousins, but Tom made a mess in their room and his mother’s tea party.
In the Tales of Samuels Whiskers, Tom was caught by the two villainous rats after he wondered into their liar which was within his house. His sisters witness the rats stealing ingredients while their mother and cousin search for Tom. Fortunately the rolling polling noises, his sister’s witness testimonies, and his tail save him from being eatten by the rats after they became distracted by his recusers. Tom’s mother bathed him to get the butter off of him. After that experience Tom Cat became of rats except for mouses.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of Tom Kitten from before January 1, 1930 are public domain in the US. Some notable appearances are listed below:
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- The Story of Tom Kitten (1907)
- The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding (1908)