1 | ''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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4 | !This story provides examples of: |
5 | * AnAesop: A series of aesops about how to run a successful business. |
6 | * AnimalJingoism: |
7 | ** 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 odd. |
8 | ** Played straight for rabbits vs. dogs: the rabbit patrons fear Pickles. |
9 | * ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Done intentionally: Ginger and Pickles' shaky grasp on basic economics is what causes their store to fail, supplying the story's aesop. |
10 | * TheCameo: [[Literature/TheTaleOfTwoBadMice Lucinda and Jane]] visit the shop, and [[Literature/TheTaleOfTomKitten Tabitha Twitchit]] runs the competing store. |
11 | * CarnivoreConfusion: 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. |
12 | * EdibleThemeNaming: The dog is named Pickles. |
13 | * FunnyAnimal: The shopkeepers, a cat and dog, walk on their hind legs, talk, and wear clothes. |
14 | * 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. |
15 | * GenderBlenderName: Ginger is generally a girl's name, but Ginger is a male cat. |
16 | * HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The shopkeepers generally wear shirts without pants. |
17 | * LivingToys: A couple of dolls patronize the shop, and a policeman doll comes in once, making Pickles very nervous (since he hasn't got a dog license). |
18 | * MistakenForThief: Pickles thinks that a customer named Anna Maria stole all the cream crackers, forgetting that he was the one who ate them. |
19 | * OnlyShopInTown: Part of why Ginger and Pickles' shop is so popular. There's only one other store in town and it doesn't offer credit. |
20 | * SpeciesSurname: John Dormouse is an actual dormouse. |
21 | * StockAnimalDiet: Ginger eats fish and is tempted to eat mice. |
22 | * StockAnimalName: Ginger is a marmalade cat. |
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