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A TEA PARTY GONE WRONG. Ribby, the hostess, has no idea that that her guest, Duchess, has replaced her main course - a pie made of mouse - with a pie made of veal and ham. And how does Duchess get away with this little sleight of hand? She and Ribby own identical pink-and-white pie dishes, both purchased from Tabitha Twitchit's shop in town. 

The Pie and the Patty Pan has always charmed me.  Foxgloves and delphiniums overflow in Duchess' front yard. The postman delivers the tea party invitation from Ribby on the very same day it is sent to Duchess. And when they pass each other earlier in the day, before the party, they don't speak, because they are going to see each other in a much more formal social setting later in the day!

A gentler age perhaps.