![]() ![]() ![]() They quickly call for John Joiner, the carpenter, who saws open the floor and rescues Tom. However, when they proceed to settle the dough with a rolling-pin, the noise gets through the floorboards and attracts the attention of Tabitha Twitchit and her cousin Ribby who has been helping search for Tom. They are seen by the two other Kittens who are hiding from their mother as they steal the dough, butter, and rolling-pin. They catch him and proceed to cover him with butter and dough they have stolen in order to eat him as a pudding. As he makes his way to the top of the house, he comes across a crack in the wall and, squeezing through it, finds himself under the attic's floorboards. Twitchit puts Moppet and Mittens in a cupboard in order to keep them under control, but Tom Kitten, not wanting to be put in a cupboard, escapes up the chimney. Tabitha Twitchit, and sisters, Moppet and Mittens, in a house overrun with rats. Tom Kitten is a young cat who lives with his mother, Mrs. The theme of the tale is the childhood sin of disobedience. ![]()
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