The counter inside was a convenient height for rabbits Ginger and Pickles sold red spotty pocket handkerchiefs at a penny three farthings They also sold sugar and snuff and galoshes I In fact although it was such a small shop it sold nearly everything except a few things that you want in a hurry like bootlaces hair pins and mutton chops Ginger and Pickles were the people who kept the shop Ginger was a yellow tom cat and Pickles was a terrier The rabbits were always a little bit afraid of
The shop was also patronized by mice only the mice were rather afraid of Ginger Ginger usually requested Pickles to serve them because he said it made his mouth
