母鴨潔瑪一直希望孵自己的蛋，但是她的蛋總是被人拿走，所以，潔瑪下定決心要把窩做在農場以外的地方。春天里，她挑了一個晴朗的午后動身，找了許多地方，直到她遇見了一位打扮整齊的長尾紳士。長尾紳士推薦了自己的小木屋給她做窩，潔瑪相信了紳士，打算隔天開始孵蛋。第二天，潔瑪打算出發前去木屋孵蛋，并準備帶去紳士交代的山艾和洋蔥時，被牧羊犬凱普發現了，潔瑪告訴凱普所有的事情，凱普連忙去找獵狗朋友幫忙，趕走了長尾紳士。

The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter's original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Of course, Beatrix Potter created many memorable children's characters, including Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-duck and Jeremy Fisher. But whatever the tale, both children and adults alike can be delighted by the artistry in Potter's illustrations, while they also enjoy a very good read. Because they have always been completely true to a child's experience, Potter's 23 books continue to endure.