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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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