Beatrix Potter had a nice washerwoman, Kitty MacDonald, who was the inspiration for Mrs. Tiggy-winkle. Since Kitty was not a hedgehog, Beatrix Potter used Mrs.

Lucie visits the laundry of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a hedgehog, and finds her lost handkerchiefs.

Lucie visits the laundry of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a hedgehog, and finds her lost handkerchiefs.

Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.

In addition to being naughty and losing their company clothes, Tom and his two sisters indulge in rowdy behavior when they are sent upstairs as punishment.