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* GenderBlenderName: Ginger is generally a girl's name, but Ginger is a male cat.
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* AnimalJingoism: Averted: Ginger and Pickles are a cat-and-dog business duo, and neither the characters nor the narrator seem to find this odd.
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* AnimalJingoism: Averted: AnimalJingoism:
** Averted for cats vs. dogs: Ginger and Pickles are a cat-and-dog business duo, and neither the characters nor the narrator seem to find thisodd.odd.
** Played straight for rabbits vs. dogs: the rabbit patrons fear Pickles.
** Averted for cats vs. dogs: Ginger and Pickles are a cat-and-dog business duo, and neither the characters nor the narrator seem to find this
** Played straight for rabbits vs. dogs: the rabbit patrons fear Pickles.
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* EdibleThemeNaming: The dog is named Pickles.
* FunnyAnimal: The shopkeepers, a cat and dog, walk on their hind legs, talk, and wear clothes.
* FurryReminder: While the shopkeepers are mostly anthropomorphic, they're tempted to eat mice (for Ginger) and rats (for Pickles), they're sometimes seen on all fours, Pickles requires a dog license and barks when scared, and Ginger tells Pickles to bite the living police doll.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The shopkeepers generally wear shirts without pants.
* FunnyAnimal: The shopkeepers, a cat and dog, walk on their hind legs, talk, and wear clothes.
* FurryReminder: While the shopkeepers are mostly anthropomorphic, they're tempted to eat mice (for Ginger) and rats (for Pickles), they're sometimes seen on all fours, Pickles requires a dog license and barks when scared, and Ginger tells Pickles to bite the living police doll.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The shopkeepers generally wear shirts without pants.
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* MistakenForThief: Pickles thinks that a customer named Anna Maria stole all the cream crackers, forgetting that he was the one who ate them.
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* SpeciesSurname: John Dormouse is an actual dormouse.
* StockAnimalDiet: Ginger eats fish and is tempted to eat mice.
* StockAnimalName: Ginger is a marmalade cat.
* StockAnimalDiet: Ginger eats fish and is tempted to eat mice.
* StockAnimalName: Ginger is a marmalade cat.
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* CarnivoreConfusion: Adressed: Ginger and Pickles ask each other to serve the mice and rats respectively because doing business with them in person is too mouth-watering. As to why they don't just eat said mice and rats, Pickles observes that it would be bad for business.
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* CarnivoreConfusion: Adressed: Addressed: Ginger and Pickles ask each other to serve the mice and rats respectively because doing business with them in person is too mouth-watering. As to why they don't just eat said mice and rats, Pickles observes that it would be bad for business.
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since they do wind up closing the shop, calling it successful seemed a bit of a stretch
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* OnlyShopInTown: Part of why Ginger and Pickles' shop is so successful. There's only one other store in town and it doesn't offer credit.
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* OnlyShopInTown: Part of why Ginger and Pickles' shop is so successful.popular. There's only one other store in town and it doesn't offer credit.
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* TheCameo: [[Literature/TheTaleOfTwoBadMice Lucinda and Jane]] visit the shop, and [[Literature/TheTaleOfTomKitten Tabitha Twitchit]] runs the competing store.
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* LivingDoll: A couple of them patronize the shop, and a policeman doll comes in once, making Pickles very nervous (since he hasn't got a dog license).
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* LivingDoll: LivingToys: A couple of them dolls patronize the shop, and a policeman doll comes in once, making Pickles very nervous (since he hasn't got a dog license).
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* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Done intentionally: Ginger and Pickles' shaky grasp on basic economics is what causes their store to fail.
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* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Done intentionally: Ginger and Pickles' shaky grasp on basic economics is what causes their store to fail.fail, supplying the story's aesop.
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* LivingDolls: A couple of them patronize the shop, and a policeman doll comes in once, making Pickles very nervous (since he hasn't got a dog license).
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* LivingDolls: LivingDoll: A couple of them patronize the shop, and a policeman doll comes in once, making Pickles very nervous (since he hasn't got a dog license).
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''The Tale of Ginger and Pickles'' is a Creator/BeatrixPotter story about two friends who open a general store together. They offer unlimited credit, making their shop wildly popular for a short time, but eventually leaving them in financial ruins.
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* AnAesop: A series of aesops about how to run a successful business.
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* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Done intentionally: Ginger and Pickles' shaky grasp on basic economics is what causes their store to fail.
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* LivingDolls: A couple of them patronize the shop, and a policeman doll comes in once, making Pickles very nervous (since he hasn't got a dog license).
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* AnimalJingoism: Averted: Ginger and Pickles are a cat-and-dog business duo, and their partnership is never brought up as being odd.
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* AnimalJingoism: Averted: Ginger and Pickles are a cat-and-dog business duo, and their partnership is never brought up as being neither the characters nor the narrator seem to find this odd.
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* CarnivoreConfusion: Adressed: Ginger and Pickles ask each other to serve the mice and rats respectively because doing business with them is too mouth-watering. As to why they don't just eat said mice and rats, Pickles observes that it would be bad for business.
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* AnimalJingoism: Averted: Ginger and Pickles are a cat-and-dog business duo, and their partnership is never brought up as being odd.
* CarnivoreConfusion: Adressed: Ginger and Pickles ask each other to serve the mice and rats respectively because doing business with them in person is too mouth-watering. As to why they don't just eat said mice and rats, Pickles observes that it would be bad for business.
* CarnivoreConfusion: Adressed: Ginger and Pickles ask each other to serve the mice and rats respectively because doing business with them in person is too mouth-watering. As to why they don't just eat said mice and rats, Pickles observes that it would be bad for business.
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!This story provides examples of:
* CarnivoreConfusion: Adressed: Ginger and Pickles ask each other to serve the mice and rats respectively because doing business with them is too mouth-watering. As to why they don't just eat said mice and rats, Pickles observes that it would be bad for business.
* OnlyShopInTown: Part of why Ginger and Pickles' shop is so successful. There's only one other store in town and it doesn't offer credit.
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!This story provides examples of:
* CarnivoreConfusion: Adressed: Ginger and Pickles ask each other to serve the mice and rats respectively because doing business with them is too mouth-watering. As to why they don't just eat said mice and rats, Pickles observes that it would be bad for business.
* OnlyShopInTown: Part of why Ginger and Pickles' shop is so successful. There's only one other store in town and it doesn't offer credit.
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