| 1 | ''The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes'' is a Creator/BeatrixPotter story about a pair of sensible squirrels, Timmy and his wife Goody. They work hard storing up nuts for winter, but when the other squirrels get the mistaken impression that the two are stealing their nuts, they capture Timmy and imprison him in the very same hollow tree that he was using for nut storage. There, he befriends an irresponsible Chipmunk and the two gentlemen pass a fortnight together in the tree trunk until a storm blows it down and Timmy goes home with Goody. |
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| 4 | !This story provides examples of: |
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| 6 | * BabiesEverAfter: The final pages show a reunited Timmy and Goody with some baby squirrels in springtime. |
| 7 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: That hollow trunk was a great hiding place — the other squirrels couldn't get in, and Timmy couldn't get out. |
| 8 | * TheScapegoat: The squirrels can't remember where they hid their nuts, so they assume someone stole them and put the blame on Timmy. |
| 9 | %%* ScrewballSquirrel: Timmy and Goody avert it, but the rest of the squirrels play it straight. |
| 10 | * TorchesAndPitchforks: The angry squirrel mob who throw Timmy into the hollow tree embody this trope, though they don't have any literal torches or pitchforks. |
| 11 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The little bird singing about stolen nuts. It was just a nonsense song, but the squirrels took it seriously. |
| 12 | * AWeightyAesop: Timmy binges on nuts inside the tree and winds up too fat to escape. |
| 13 | * WomenAreWiser: Goody always suspected the hollow tree would prove to be an impractical storage space, since the entrance was so high up. |
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