The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan

The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan features the houses, gardens and streets of the village of Sawrey, where Beatrix Potter lived, at Hill Top, her first farm. The inhabitants, however, are animals rather than people, and problems arise when Ribby the cat invites Duchess the dog to tea. A pussycat named Ribby invites a dog called Duchess to tea, and this is the start of a story involving two pies, two ovens, and two unusual friends.Once upon a time there was a Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog calledDuchess, to tea."Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have somethingso very nice. I am baking it in a pie-dish-a pie-dish with a pink rim. You never tastedanything so good! And you shall eat it all! I will eat muffins, my dear Duchess!" wroteRibby.Duchess read the letter and wrote an answer: -"I will come with much pleasure at aquarter past four