Tea in the nursery is interrupted when the footman bursts in asking for Master Peterkin, who was supposed to be out driving with his mamma. The children of the house, telling the story themselves, are drawn into a small mystery involving an old lady named Miss Bogle, a parrot, a girl called Margaret and a great plan of their own.
Mrs. Molesworth wrote some of the most natural Victorian nursery fiction, and this tale has her ear for children’s talk. Download the free EPUB.